Toward the end of a Times dispatch that runs under the headline "New York Leaders Reach Deal on Medical Marijuana" comes this:
"New York has finally done something significant for thousands of patients who are suffering and need relief now," said Gabriel Sayegh, the New York director of the Drug Policy Alliance, which lobbies for more liberal drug laws. But he added, "The decision about the mode of administration for any medication should be left up to doctors and their patients."
This is a fine example of disparity in the ways that the Times treats billionaire-funded public policy activity on the right versus on the left. When David and Charles Koch spend money on politics and policy, the organizations they fund are identified as such and the Times raises the specter of rich people buying policy influence. But when it is the George Soros-funded Drug Policy Alliance, any mention of Mr. Soros or of the tens of millions of dollars he has spent over the years on advancing the cause of drug legalization is omitted.