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I’m pretty sure the article mentions that is behind a paywall. The article writer is against it.
It very well could be that he opposes The Atlantic’s practices and is using this op-ed to speak out against it.
Why would they allow that?
Bureaucracy is a pathway to many abilities some consider to be unnatural
Journalistic integrity.
It’s not too uncommon for journals to include op-eds critical of the journal itself. Usually the author is responding to a previously published article (hence the “op”), but they can also criticize the journal’s practices or call for broader change in the industry.