As a seminal thinker Thomas is leading the court in a consistently constitutional direction especially regarding the first, second and fourth amendments. His intellect is superior to each of the sitting liberal judges and ranks as high as any who have ever served.
Leftists are right to worry about Thomas. He is one of the most important intellects and constitutional scholars on the court.
The NYT can run drivel like this as few of their readers actually read court opinions. If they did they would know Thomas for his solid contribution to the history of the court .