My heart sank this morning when I read the banner headline on my New York Times app that the U.S. had invaded Venezuela to capture Nicolas Maduro and his wife. As I scrolled through the coverage, I paused to read the editorial, "Trump’s Attack on Venezuela Is Illegal and Unwise," which, as the title states, is an unvarnished criticism of the action.
While I agreed with most of what I read, I wondered what the counterargument might be, and considered looking at a right-leaning publication to explore the other side of the issue. I didn't have to look far, though. Clicking over to The Washington Post's coverage of the event, I was immediately confronted with that editorial board's piece, "Justice in Venezuela."
I was shocked to read a piece so supportive of the military action in a publication once known for its liberal journalism. As I scanned through the reader comments below it, I saw that I wasn't alone. Although the editorial had only been published minutes before, there were already over one hundred responses, every single one of them deploring the view expressed by the board, and many of them informing the paper that they were canceling their subscription.
Oh, what a year it's been.
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