Was The New York Times' Ethicist Unethical?

Dear [name withheld],

I have a problem. I guess you could call it an ethical dilemma. There’s a friend of mine (not me) who recently resigned his high-level government executive position because it had been revealed that this respected gentleman had an affair with his doting and obsessively fit biographer.

Although the details of the affair have made headlines for the past several days, there’s another important issue related to the story that’s been overlooked.

See, there’s this well respected publication, and buried beneath all its great work is a long-running column that’s really just Dear

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