The editorial board of the New York Times is ridiculous. Read this. My favorite sentence is this one: “The division into rigid blocs is unfortunate, because it makes the court seem more like a political body than a legal one.” Actually, what makes the court seem more like a political body than a legal one is the Times itself, which (1) repeatedly criticizes rulings on the basis of whether they accord with progressive values and (2) opposes or supports judicial nominees based solely on their (supposed) political morality. The Times is result-oriented, which is to say, lawless. Law is about process, not outcomes.