Essays on Being Wrong

I woke up to an interesting feature in The New York Times this morning. The Opinion section led with a series of editorials from Times columnists in which the columnists ruminated on a policy position or political stance they'd gotten wrong. I was absolutely delighted by it. Afterall, it's cliché to say we learn best from our mistakes for the simple reason that it's true.

In their writing I could really see some of these columnists wrestling with their past beliefs in ways I too found enlightening. Brooks, Krugman and Stephens, in particular, really seemed to take the exercise seriously. (Gail Collins, on the other hand, seems to have found it an oppurtunity for a throwaway piece with a humurous tone...)

It would be great to see this become a recurring feature. Say, on a perhaps, annual or bi-annual basis.

A final note: the animated opening of the digital edition, with typos as metaphor, was a clever touch. 👍👍