Cato Institute co-founder Ed Crane long advised staffers to read the New York Times, including me. Many would give him quizzical looks owing to the newspaper’s left lean, but that was part of his point.
Not only would reading it daily place libertarian Cato readers in the other team’s “huddle,” Crane recognized that the writers and columnists at the Times were very smart even if incorrect about certain things. He felt the Cato staff would learn from some really bright people while seeing through the slant, plus arguably the best way to understand your own thinking is to read that of the opposition.
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