▁write ▁the ▁lead ▁pieces ▁in ▁" T alk ▁of ▁the ▁Town ", ▁the ▁magazine ' s ▁opening ▁section . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁Rem nick ▁earned ▁$ 1 ▁million ▁for ▁his ▁work ▁as ▁the ▁magazine ' s ▁editor . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁Rem nick ▁supported ▁the ▁U . S ▁invasion ▁of ▁Ira q , ▁pen ning ▁editor ial s ▁in ▁the ▁New ▁York er ▁making ▁a ▁case ▁for ▁the ▁war . ▁In ▁the ▁months ▁leading ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁war , ▁the ▁magazine ▁also ▁published ▁numerous ▁articles ▁connecting ▁S add am ▁Hus sein ▁to ▁al - Q a ida , ▁often ▁re lying ▁on ▁un named ▁sources , ▁or ▁simply ▁the ▁claims ▁of ▁Secretary ▁of ▁Def ence ▁Donald ▁Rum sf eld , ▁as ▁evidence . ▁Rem nick ' s ▁editor ship , ▁and ▁the ▁magazine ▁as ▁a ▁whole , ▁received ▁sharp ▁criticism ▁for ▁their ▁journal ism ▁during ▁this ▁period . ▁ ▁The ▁claims ▁that ▁Hus sein ▁and ▁al - Q a ida ▁had ▁a ▁close ▁oper ational ▁relationship ▁were ▁false , ▁as ▁confirmed ▁by ▁numerous ▁sources ▁including ▁a ▁U . S ▁military ▁study ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁▁▁▁▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁its ▁ 8 0 - year ▁history , ▁The ▁New ▁York er ▁end ors ed ▁a ▁president ial ▁candidate , ▁John ▁Ker ry . ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Rem nick ▁was ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁an ▁extended ▁Twitter ▁thread