That New York Times link, actually both of them, are in some private mode and cannot be read without logging in.

This particular thread started as an info about what could be of interest to people on this website. Thank you yyzsantabarbara.

It is getting a little sick that any thread about pretty much anything becomes some "communism vs. us" non-sense.
Well, I, for one, wouldn't go off if it weren't for them. They seem to wait for things to die down and then it's "send in the clowns."