The harm is that every time you purchase a copy, you are contributing to his criminal enterprise. You might as well buy flowers from a brainwashed kid on the streets.
As far as "no editorial concessions" goes, check out the text of a full-page ad the Times ran. Keep in mind that this a link right to the Moonie website and not a critical site.
You're kidding, right? You think that the Times turns a profit and the profit goes back to Moon? No American newspaper is making a profit. The Times is entirely a losing proposition for him. When you pay for a copy of the Times (or any other newspaper), any small amount of money you pay is going straight to operational expenses. It's actually minescule in the costs of running a newspaper, as most of any paper's income is derived from advertising.
As far as "no editorial concessions" goes, check out the text of a full-page ad the Times ran. Keep in mind that this a link right to the Moonie website and not a critical site.
As you point out yourself, that is an ad. It is not something inserted into the content of the editorial page; it does not influence the expression of the editorial writers or the truly excellent investigative reporters. Newspapers run all sorts of ads. The fact that they run one doesn't mean that suddenly Wes Pruden has turned into a Moonie and is going to be subtly pushing an agenda to get everyone to become a Moonie.
Fine. Throw your money to Pinch Sulzberger.
He’s a cultist too.
Maybe not a Moonie - just a MOONBAT!
AND I suppose Rupert Murdoch is a saint.
Sadly, enough people feel like you do to dilute the effectiveness of the paper. But then again, they also disparage Fox News, Wall Street Journal - in short, ANYTHING that covers the conservative viewpoint at all.
I like the WashTimes, and don’t care about the Moon angle.
Maybe I would if I had your personal experience, but I don’t.