Senile representatives and more: Letters – Latest News
Senile reps
There is no higher instance of the need for time period limits for politicians than Chadwick Moore’s article on the apparent mental and bodily decline of sure members of Congress (“This old rickety house,” May 21).
But keep in thoughts the continued deception by their employees, who solely want to shield their financial positions after they counsel that these feeble, impaired and chronically absent leaders are correctly representing their constituents.
Frank Olivieri
North Ft. Myers, Fla.
A climate in disaster
The Post’s current editorial on climate change (“Now They Tell Us!,” May 19) omitted probably the most important half: It’s occurring, and that’s one thing Democrats, Republicans and independents agree on.
The new scientific projection that absolutely the worst-case state of affairs for 2100 received’t happen was made largely as a result of of one other omitted level: We’ve made great progress developing clean vitality and closing coal-fired energy plants.
But avoiding probably the most excessive doable temperature rise doesn’t imply we’re out of the woods — it’s the alternative. Rising temperatures have already made excessive climate more common and damaging, as record-breaking droughts, fires, storms and heat waves show.
There’s additionally a high risk that such disasters will worsen considerably within the years forward, with the prices falling heaviest on our kids. That just isn’t a risk any of us ought to be keen to run.
The more we are able to sluggish temperature rise, the higher off we can be. And as clean vitality continues to change into cheaper than fossil fuels, the more financial sense it makes. Expanding clean vitality manufacturing, together with nuclear energy, will save Americans money, create jobs and improve public health.
Our administration decreased New York City’s carbon emissions whereas additionally creating document numbers of jobs, demonstrating that combating climate change and strengthening the economic system go hand-in-hand.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg
Manhattan
Stay on Iran, Don
We can not stop going after Iran now (“Trump’s Moment of Truth,” Editorial, May 20).
Your level concerning the message this sends to the world, most significantly China and Russia, is prescient.
Trump has the chance now to take actions to ship a message to the world that certainly the United States does imply business.
Glenn Barrett
Amherst, Mass.
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Red state guidelines
As a long time resident of a Southern crimson state, I used to be enthusiastic about Akash Khanna’s relocation from New York to Texas (“Better in Texas,” May 20).
We’ve had an inflow of people fleeing the Northeast and welcome them. Unfortunately, many carry with them the identical politics that has introduced their former states to close break.
Welcome to the South, however please perceive that our conservative politics is what makes us so interesting.
James Tralka
Charleston, SC
Colorblind casting
Let the double requirements start (again) — white and woke filmmaker Christopher Nolan is casting Black actress Lupita Nyong’o as Helen of Troy in his film “The Odyssey” (“The ‘Odyssey’ Quota,” Rich Lowry, PostOpinion, May 20).
Where are these cultural appropriation zealots over this? I, for one, can’t watch for the remake of “Malcolm X” starring Tom Hanks.
Thomas De Julio
Delray Beach, Fla.
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