It is news that the WSJ is continuing to print articles of this nature. Regardless of the truth or quality of the op-ed, the fact remains that the WSJ has a large audience and this article will be influential. Such an event warrants discussion.

By that criteria, many wsj op Ed pieces will be food for discussion.

I agree with the parent post, this is not suitable for hn and is flame bait.

The SOPA stories seems to have left the impression for some that HN is a place for political discussion.

Politics doesn't happen in a vaccuum: it can and does involve issues that intertwine with real life, of which SOPA was just one. Ecology underlies both economics and tech; Earth's ecosystem is the ultimate platform.