Ask HN: Do you read the author's name or article first?

I have long been conflicted about whether I should read the article or the author's name first. On one hand, it's important to accept ideas without further biasing oneself for or against the ideas by knowing who is pushing the ideas. On the other, it can lend important credibility/incredulity and help me set my expectations for the perspective of the author.

My solution has been to generally not check beforehand, unless it is a source that I have found to have low standards and quality that varies widely, such as HBR, Forbes, any opinion page, etc. As a well read and mostly rational community, I would love to hear how others on HN approach this.