SocraticGadfly: Wilderness Act lies of omission at the NYT

August 27, 2010

Wilderness Act lies of omission at the NYT

The old gray lady runs a guest op-ed by a person who, oh so innocuously, argues that the intent of the Wilderness Act was never to ban mountain bikes.

His tagline? "Ted Stroll is an attorney."

What the NYT doesn't tell you is that Stroll is an active, even activist, member of the International Mountain Biking Association. But, if you Google, you'll find other articles like this.

Legally flawless on narrow analytical ground? Perhaps.

Well-written, as far as legal argumentation? NO.

Forced analogies, and omissions of things such as how mountain bikers deliberately alter trails in nonwilderness areas make for a poor column.

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