WILLIAM SJOSTROM writes that today’s Rick Perlstein op-ed in the New York Times reads like damage-control for yesterday’s Evelyn Nieves piece on antiwar protesters in the Post:

Nieves told us the protesters were out; since she couldn’t back up her claim with real evidence, the New York Times tells us that the protesters are really there, they just look different than they usually do. The rest of the article ranges from silly to petty.

Sjostrom is using the timezone difference in his transatlantic perch to good advantage. Sloppy reporters — and editors — beware!