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==Editorial perspective and reception==
Editor-in-chief Lipsky said that the paper's prominent [[Editorial|op-ed page]] would champion "limited government, individual liberty, constitutional fundamentals, equality under the law, economic growth ... standards in literature and culture, education".<ref>{{cite news |last=Boehlert |first=Eric |url=http://dir.salon.com/story/news/feature/2002/04/25/nysun/index.html |title=The New York Sun's not-so-bright debut |work=Salon.com |date=2002-04-25 |access-date=2011-07-12 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607011909/https://dir.salon.com/story/news/feature/2002/04/25/nysun/index.html |archive-date=2011-06-07 }}</ref> Another goal, said Lipsky, was "to seize the local beat from which ''The New York Times'' was retreating as it sought to become a national newspaper".<ref>[https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB20001424052748704597704574486242417039358 All the News That's Fit to Subsidize] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016080703/http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB20001424052748704597704574486242417039358 |date=2015-10-16 }}, Seth Lipsky, ''The Wall Street Journal'', October 22, 2009</ref> Stoll characterized ''The Sun''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s political orientation as "[[Left-Right politics|right-of-center]]",<ref name=clyne2004>{{Cite
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}}</ref> and an associate of Conrad Black predicted in 2002 that the paper would be [[neoconservative]] in its outlook.<ref name=bercovici/> Unsigned editorials in the paper advocated prosecuting [[Protests against the Iraq War|Iraq War protestors]] for [[treason]] (2003),<ref>{{Cite
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''The Sun'''s columnists included prominent conservative and [[neoconservative]] pundits, including [[William F. Buckley, Jr.]], [[Michael Barone (pundit)|Michael Barone]], [[Daniel Pipes]], and [[Mark Steyn]].
''The Sun'' supported President [[George W. Bush]] and his decision to launch the [[Iraq War]] in 2003.<ref name="ap-end">{{cite news | url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/2008-09-30-ny-sun_N.htm | title=Short of cash, 'N.Y. Sun' shutting down | agency=[[Associated Press]] | newspaper=[[USA Today]] | date=September 30, 2008 | access-date=September 16, 2017 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111208021431/http://www.usatoday.com/life/2008-09-30-ny-sun_N.htm | archive-date=December 8, 2011 | url-status=live | df=mdy-all }}</ref> The paper also urged strong action against the perceived threat of the [[Islamic Republic of Iran]]<ref name="ap-end"/> and also was known for its forceful coverage of Jewish-related issues,<ref name="forward2003">{{Cite
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|title=Hollinger Woes Casting a Pall Over Future of Neocon Papers
|author=Nathaniel Popper
|publisher=The Forward
|date=November 21, 2003
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