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Bill Gately's avatar

My first thought was to click for the trial subscription, but of course I would forget to cancel and get charged the full subscription price. Second thought, go to the library, but it's closed today (Sunday). Final thought: Wikipedia for a refresher on The Economist, where I learned "Individual articles are written anonymously, with no byline, in order for the paper to speak as one collective voice."

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Miriam Tillman's avatar

Because several people have commented on the anonymity of the author (and it surprises me, too), was it perhaps an editorial opinion of the paper? I know you know the difference between an op-ed and the editorial board, but the context of where you read it wasn't clear--sometimes articles online aren't well-identified. Not that who the author is excuses the stupidity of the content--just curious.

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