The NYT Cotton op-ed controversy from an op-ed editor’s lens
Was it offensive to publish the June 3, 2020 Cotton op-ed that called for sending in the troops to restore order after a week of protests in the US?
National Guard assist the Philadelphia Police Department in controlling the area near City Hall and the Municipal Services Building during a march by protesters against the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania June 1, 2020(photo credit: REUTERS/BASTIAAN SLABBERS)BySETH J. FRANTZMAN