Then it would be great to have that context that shows criminality. Because that's an extraordinary claim you're suggesting, which is going to require actual evidence.

As for "bad ideas", businesses make tons of decisions every day that turn out to be good or bad in hindsight. So again, more specifics are needed here.

So what exactly are you suggesting? What context do you think the NYT chose to omit, and why would they omit it if it was meaningful?