It could be any one or combination of a number of things, including power, prestige, or even misplaced ethical values (values that he thought were right, even if they were, in fact, not).
It could many things like ethics, power and prestige.
It is about futurism for sure.
a girl rides moped
Several runners are running around a corner.
They don't want judges to rule on a law tehy don't like.
the girl is playing dolls with a dog
The NYT is seen as a satire publication.
The problems cascade eventually and grow.