Why Does the New York Times Hate Us?

Michael Barone asks: "Why do they hate us? Why does the Times print stories that put America more at risk of attack? They say that these surveillance programs are subject to abuse, but give no reason to believe that this concern is anything but theoretical. We have a press that is at war with an administration, while our country is at war against merciless enemies. The Times is acting like an adolescent kicking the shins of its parents, hoping to make them hurt while confident of remaining safe under their roof. But how safe will we remain when our protection depends on the Times?"

Andrew McCarthy of National Review writes: "National-security secrets, after all, are merely the public treasure that keeps us alive. Press informants are the private preserve of the media. And they’re just more important than you are."

Update: National Review calls for the White House to withdraw the New York Times' press credentials.