Yesterday, in my daily email of The New Republic’s headlines, this John B. Judis article caught my eye. But, like most TNR stuff, it was “subscriber only.” Later in the day, I happened upon this free link to the same article.

Today, I notice Divine Rights: The Civil War was bloody and destructive. But was it a tragedy? by Steven Hahn – also “subscriber only.” But putting the author and title into Google yields this free link. for the same article.

In both cases, the free articles are on TNR’s website – not bootlegs, and they’re available the very same day they’re released to paid subscribers. So, TNR is obviously relying upon only those stupid enough to pay for a subscription they don’t need, or impressed enough with their overall content to pay gratuitously, for their non-advertising income. I am neither of those. But, so long as they allow me to read those few items which interest me for free, I will continue to do so.

By the way: there’s a way to jigger the URL for WSJ articles, as though a subscriber emailed you a referral, that allow free access as well. If anyone knows it, please pass it on. 😉

Update: Yesterday’s article was a one pager, today’s four. And clicking on page two takes you to the “available to subscribers only” screen. However, by emailing the article to myself, I got this link, which allows access to the subsequent pages.

Update 2: Good for those extra pages, as the first page and a half kind of drag. Anyway, Hahn mentiones the New York Historical Society’s Slavery in New York exhibition. I would take it in, if I could. But for all those others who can’t, I highly recommend their website.