After posting my critique of the New York Times article too quickly, I realized my mistake and promptly deleted it. The article was actually thorough in mentioning that Laura Helmuth’s resignation from Scientific American was due to her expletive-laden comments about some Trump supporters, which I failed to acknowledge in my initial criticism.
I apologize to the New York Times, the article’s author, and our readers for my oversight. I am grateful that I caught the error relatively quickly, although I wish I had caught it sooner.