Hey, John Adams is technically a "good writer"... I'll admit that. He's good at his job. But imo if someone is charging for something it better be interesting. And KNS articles, while informative, are just not interesting.
I wonder if they'll put Adams' columns behind the paywall? Most newspapers make all op-ed material free-for-all reads, although there is a growing argument amongst some industry analysts that a subscription-based site should be grown around personalities (which are usually columnists or investigative reporters, etc.) rather than content.
I don't know why anyone would pay for a subscription just to read Adams' stuff...or any opinion columnist's stuff, for that matter. I'm on record as being a big Adams fan, even though he can piss me off unlike anyone else, but he doesn't bring anything new to the table. That's just the nature of a columnist's job, in most cases. Whether it's sports or politics, op-ed pieces tell you how to think. I don't want to pay to read stuff that tells me how to think. I want to pay to read stuff that gives me something to base my opinions on.
