A Times editorial cheers the Post Office's plan to eliminate Saturday delivery, calling the decision wise because the public is "increasingly reliant on Internet communication." The editorial calls the move "a no-brainer in modern life" (a phrase that means even someone without a brain would favor it, not that only someone without a brain would favor it). And the editorial suggests approvingly that it's an example of government being run like a private business.
But wait — the Post Office's private competitor, Federal Express, provides Saturday delivery (for an extra fee). And if eliminating Saturday delivery in the age of Internet communication is so wise, what are the implications of that for the future of print delivery of the Saturday New York Times? The Times company hasn't yet eliminated that and replaced it with an electronic edition.