Your posting was a bit confusing at first because you didn’t differentiate your opening comments from the actual text that appeared in the paper. You may want to modify that so that it’s clear which is which.
Also, was this an editorial or a straight news article? And is the author listed?
I am not allowed to edit the title to an article. If you’re confused by the title then go to the link and complain to the website that posted it. I am not a member of the NYT so I can’t even see the complete article on their website. That’s why I posted the article that was posted at Godfather Politics.