Cui bono?

When reading any article about anything, especially opinion pieces, one should ask, “cui bono?” (Who benefits from this?) That’s the Occam’s Razor.

And of course compare different sources and use the recommended methods for evaluation of online sources.

Who is the author? What’s their angle? Why are they highlighting the issue that the article is about? What are they ignoring? Who agrees with them? Who disagrees with them?

This doesn’t mean that every author is suspect or mercenary...