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Follow the Dream, Follow the Money: How a Sultan and a Pope explain the New York Times Pivot
17 minutes Posted Jul 23, 2020 at 2:00 pm.
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When Ottoman founder Osman dreamed of taking Constantinople he was following the money.  When Pope Urban II dreamed of retaking the holy land, he inoked the wealth that crusaders might accrue.  Both men were following the money.  This is really what the New York Times pivot from news organization to opinion provision is about.