Yes, a reader MAY be able to comment, but only AFTER an NYT hireling approves it. A "game" they like to play is to quickly shut off the comments when those by readers do not go the way the NYT planned for them to go. If you are an online subscriber in one of the more educated and progressive states like CA or CO, you'll frequently find your online subscription post arrives with the comments already closed on hot topics like ethnic cleansing, genocide and land grabs.
Plus, you can comment, and I like some of their games.
Yes, a reader MAY be able to comment, but only AFTER an NYT hireling approves it. A "game" they like to play is to quickly shut off the comments when those by readers do not go the way the NYT planned for them to go. If you are an online subscriber in one of the more educated and progressive states like CA or CO, you'll frequently find your online subscription post arrives with the comments already closed on hot topics like ethnic cleansing, genocide and land grabs.