Anonymous sourcing is a plague. It& #39;s gone from last resort to standard fare. The Trump-era feeding frenzy (a result of constant White House leaks) is Exhibit A.

That said, certain people own sufficient credibility to receive benefit of the doubt. @JeffreyGoldberg is one of them.

I realize that& #39;s a slippery slope. We& #39;re overdue for an industry reckoning over best practices & uniform standards. Even so, stars are always gonna play by their own rules; if @maggieNYT writes an A1 bombshell based on ten blind sources I won& #39;t mind because I know it& #39;s accurate.

Anyway, here& #39;s the blockbuster report from Jeff detailing the president& #39;s callousness with regard to military sacrifice. Read it. Consider the context. Scrutinize the author. Think critically about who his sources are. It passes every smell test. https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/09/trump-americans-who-died-at-war-are-losers-and-suckers/615997/">https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/...