Our state of affairs should alarm all Americans
Jefferson City, Tenn.: Am I the only person who sees where this country is headed under President Trump and his MAGA disciples? He’s not happy with telling institutions of higher learning what they can and can’t teach or corporations on how they run their companies or who they can employ. Now he’s trying to limit what history we can learn! From the Smithsonian to other museums, he’s trying to rewrite history or remove it from public display.
He said he wanted to deport violent criminals, yet what we see is families and individuals who may have entered the country illegally or overstayed a visa but are otherwise law-abiding and contributing to our economy. Granted, I’m sure there are some criminals among them. Some of these people have spent their entire or the majority of their lives in this country. Trump’s deploying federal troops and law enforcement to Washington, and threatening to do it to other “blue” cities under the guise of addressing out-of-control crime while the opposite is actually true. Crime was down in D.C. This is a ploy for him to see how much he can get away with. He wants to turn this country into MAGA-land, and the Supreme Court is letting him.
Republican politicians are afraid of him because if they don’t do what he wants, they’ll lose their position because he’ll endorse someone who will blindly follow him without question. He’s encouraging red states to redraw their congressional districts to favor Republicans. He’s doing this because he knows that the people are not happy with him and he may lose the House to Democratic control. Sean Talty
Him first
Manhattan: As your editorial of Thursday (“Trump’s awful assault on the Fed,” Aug. 28) correctly noted, Trump wants New York Attorney General Tish James and Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook to resign because they’ve been accused of mortgage fraud. But wait a minute, if just being accused is enough to cost you your public service job, what about Trump, who was not only accused but convicted in civil court of misstating the worth of his properties and convicted again in criminal court of falsifying business records? By his own standard, Trump should resign instantly. Just sayin’. Robert Laird
With impunity
Brooklyn: Regarding the militarization of cities with the National Guard, Trump proclaims he can do “whatever he wants” because he’s the president. As I recall, he said the same exact thing regarding his fondling of women in the “Access Hollywood” tape: “When you’re a star, they let you do it. You can do anything.” This is who he is folks, right to the core of his being. Irwin Cantos
Declining health?
Manhattan: My wife, a career-long health care expert, believes the cankles and discolored hands on Trump are signs that he is undergoing dialysis for failed or failing kidneys. While only speculation based on 40-plus years of elderly care nursing, her diagnosis is worth noting. Something is seriously wrong, as our president is speculating about his chances of entering Heaven, a long shot of insurmountable odds. Enrico Rizzo
Federal help
Greenburgh, N.Y.: The announcement by the Trump administration that it will be willing to take over the Penn Station renovation is good news. It’s exciting that construction on the $7 billion project will begin by the end of 2027. This is the perfect time to revive a suggestion made by George Latimer when he was Westchester county executive. He suggested direct Metro-North commuter rail service from the Hudson River train stations (Hastings, Dobbs Ferry, Irvington, Tarrytown) to Penn Station. Wouldn’t it be great if Democrats and Republicans would work together to make our train service great again? Paul Feiner
Regrettable rechristening
Bergenfield, N.J.: When I heard on the radio that they should rename Penn Station for Trump, I yelled out, in the words of Mr. Bill from “Saturday Night Live,” “Ooh noooo!” Jim Kerner
Ideological convenience
Congers, N.Y.: To Voicer Richie Nagan: Let’s not forget that Trump was a lifelong Democrat until he decided to run for office. Beth Friscino
Dumb jab
Bronx: Trump, Mayor Adams and others have called Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani a communist. How odd that The Donald — long rumored to be in communist dictator Vladimir Putin’s pocket — would claim such an absurdity. And has Adams forgotten that David Dinkins was not only the city’s first Black mayor but also a member of the Democratic Socialists of America? Would he also refer to Dinkins as a communist? Apparently, some of our citizens flunked their history and civics classes. Mike Dangelo
What would it take?
Scarsdale, N.Y.: The terrible gun laws of the United States are felt with great pain once again. Children praying in school have been targeted and murdered by a madman firing a high-caliber automatic weapon. If you are a congressperson who was persuaded by the NRA’s powerful gun lobby to vote against taking such weapons of war out of circulation, shame belongs on you. I wonder, would it take having your child or loved one targeted in one of these insane tragedies to change your mind and vote to get these killing weapons off the streets and out of the hands of folks who should never have them? Susan Wielstein
Government for sale
Western Springs, Ill.: Another mass shooting. Would gun laws be stronger if gunmakers did not make large political contributions? Would pharmaceuticals cost less if their producers did not make large political contributions? Would the transition to clean, renewable energy get blocked if oil companies did not make large political contributions? Imagine a system without the influence of large political contributions, where elections were publicly funded so that government decisions were based on merit, expertise and the public interest. Richard Barsanti
Disputed descriptions
Manhattan: To Voicer Steven Davies: I suggest you read Voicer Richard Sherman’s letter for a more detailed explanation of the war Hamas started. As to your letter, I’ll simply say that it’s a brutal war started and continued by terrorists. Here’s some corrections: “kidnapped people” — only to be starved and murdered months later; “90% of Gaza destroyed” — what percentage were rocket sites/tunnels built to house Hamas’ war chest? (Norway has pledged $10 billion to rebuild Gaza. How many yards of new tunnels does that buy?); “60,000 killed” — hard to determine who is who when the enemy avoids uniforms but only wears pretty green headscarves when carrying coffins of hostages; “disease and starvation” — explain obese moms next to kids with congenital illness. Stop buying Hamas’ PR releases as facts. Robert J. Katz
Cut short
White Plains, N.Y.: On Aug. 27, Nolan McLean pitched eight scoreless innings, and then was removed for a relief pitcher. McLean was deprived of pitching a complete scoreless game. When did “take me out to the ballgame” become “take me out from the ballgame”? Randi Bernstein Feigenbaum
Agency awry
Canton, N.Y.: Are you aware that more people died from COVID in the U.S. than in any other country in the world? Yet, you’re treating the current CDC staff like heroes. By any sane metric, the CDC is a huge failure and is completely run by the drug cartel for its own benefit, not that of the American people. And yet you say nothing about this. It’s why victims of COVID vaccines are reduced to shooting out windows of the CDC. Do you know how many people died from complications related to the COVID vaccines? Of course not, because the CDC refuses to tell us. The American people want the truth about vaccines, not more industry propaganda. Greg Todd
Said too much
Manhattan: Is there no one visiting or residing within the five boroughs who is capable of conversing without compromising their delivery with what may very well be the most annoying adjective ever conceived and uttered: “amazing”? That single word has been overused, inappropriately, for so long that it has lost its original meaning so as to become gratuitous window dressing lacking any substantive meaning whatsoever, in my not-so-humble opinion. Aydin Torun
Our state of affairs should alarm all Americans
Jefferson City, Tenn.: Am I the only person who sees where this country is headed under President Trump and his MAGA disciples? He’s not happy with telling institutions of higher learning what they can and can’t teach or corporations on how they run their companies or who they can employ. Now he’s trying to limit what history we can learn! From the Smithsonian to other museums, he’s trying to rewrite history or remove it from public display.
He said he wanted to deport violent criminals, yet what we see is families and individuals who may have entered the country illegally or overstayed a visa but are otherwise law-abiding and contributing to our economy. Granted, I’m sure there are some criminals among them. Some of these people have spent their entire or the majority of their lives in this country. Trump’s deploying federal troops and law enforcement to Washington, and threatening to do it to other “blue” cities under the guise of addressing out-of-control crime while the opposite is actually true. Crime was down in D.C. This is a ploy for him to see how much he can get away with. He wants to turn this country into MAGA-land, and the Supreme Court is letting him.
Republican politicians are afraid of him because if they don’t do what he wants, they’ll lose their position because he’ll endorse someone who will blindly follow him without question. He’s encouraging red states to redraw their congressional districts to favor Republicans. He’s doing this because he knows that the people are not happy with him and he may lose the House to Democratic control. Sean Talty
Him first
Manhattan: As your editorial of Thursday (“Trump’s awful assault on the Fed,” Aug. 28) correctly noted, Trump wants New York Attorney General Tish James and Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook to resign because they’ve been accused of mortgage fraud. But wait a minute, if just being accused is enough to cost you your public service job, what about Trump, who was not only accused but convicted in civil court of misstating the worth of his properties and convicted again in criminal court of falsifying business records? By his own standard, Trump should resign instantly. Just sayin’. Robert Laird
With impunity
Brooklyn: Regarding the militarization of cities with the National Guard, Trump proclaims he can do “whatever he wants” because he’s the president. As I recall, he said the same exact thing regarding his fondling of women in the “Access Hollywood” tape: “When you’re a star, they let you do it. You can do anything.” This is who he is folks, right to the core of his being. Irwin Cantos
Declining health?
Manhattan: My wife, a career-long health care expert, believes the cankles and discolored hands on Trump are signs that he is undergoing dialysis for failed or failing kidneys. While only speculation based on 40-plus years of elderly care nursing, her diagnosis is worth noting. Something is seriously wrong, as our president is speculating about his chances of entering Heaven, a long shot of insurmountable odds. Enrico Rizzo
Federal help
Greenburgh, N.Y.: The announcement by the Trump administration that it will be willing to take over the Penn Station renovation is good news. It’s exciting that construction on the $7 billion project will begin by the end of 2027. This is the perfect time to revive a suggestion made by George Latimer when he was Westchester county executive. He suggested direct Metro-North commuter rail service from the Hudson River train stations (Hastings, Dobbs Ferry, Irvington, Tarrytown) to Penn Station. Wouldn’t it be great if Democrats and Republicans would work together to make our train service great again? Paul Feiner
Regrettable rechristening
Bergenfield, N.J.: When I heard on the radio that they should rename Penn Station for Trump, I yelled out, in the words of Mr. Bill from “Saturday Night Live,” “Ooh noooo!” Jim Kerner
Ideological convenience
Congers, N.Y.: To Voicer Richie Nagan: Let’s not forget that Trump was a lifelong Democrat until he decided to run for office. Beth Friscino
Dumb jab
Bronx: Trump, Mayor Adams and others have called Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani a communist. How odd that The Donald — long rumored to be in communist dictator Vladimir Putin’s pocket — would claim such an absurdity. And has Adams forgotten that David Dinkins was not only the city’s first Black mayor but also a member of the Democratic Socialists of America? Would he also refer to Dinkins as a communist? Apparently, some of our citizens flunked their history and civics classes. Mike Dangelo
What would it take?
Scarsdale, N.Y.: The terrible gun laws of the United States are felt with great pain once again. Children praying in school have been targeted and murdered by a madman firing a high-caliber automatic weapon. If you are a congressperson who was persuaded by the NRA’s powerful gun lobby to vote against taking such weapons of war out of circulation, shame belongs on you. I wonder, would it take having your child or loved one targeted in one of these insane tragedies to change your mind and vote to get these killing weapons off the streets and out of the hands of folks who should never have them? Susan Wielstein
Government for sale
Western Springs, Ill.: Another mass shooting. Would gun laws be stronger if gunmakers did not make large political contributions? Would pharmaceuticals cost less if their producers did not make large political contributions? Would the transition to clean, renewable energy get blocked if oil companies did not make large political contributions? Imagine a system without the influence of large political contributions, where elections were publicly funded so that government decisions were based on merit, expertise and the public interest. Richard Barsanti
Disputed descriptions
Manhattan: To Voicer Steven Davies: I suggest you read Voicer Richard Sherman’s letter for a more detailed explanation of the war Hamas started. As to your letter, I’ll simply say that it’s a brutal war started and continued by terrorists. Here’s some corrections: “kidnapped people” — only to be starved and murdered months later; “90% of Gaza destroyed” — what percentage were rocket sites/tunnels built to house Hamas’ war chest? (Norway has pledged $10 billion to rebuild Gaza. How many yards of new tunnels does that buy?); “60,000 killed” — hard to determine who is who when the enemy avoids uniforms but only wears pretty green headscarves when carrying coffins of hostages; “disease and starvation” — explain obese moms next to kids with congenital illness. Stop buying Hamas’ PR releases as facts. Robert J. Katz
Cut short
White Plains, N.Y.: On Aug. 27, Nolan McLean pitched eight scoreless innings, and then was removed for a relief pitcher. McLean was deprived of pitching a complete scoreless game. When did “take me out to the ballgame” become “take me out from the ballgame”? Randi Bernstein Feigenbaum
Agency awry
Canton, N.Y.: Are you aware that more people died from COVID in the U.S. than in any other country in the world? Yet, you’re treating the current CDC staff like heroes. By any sane metric, the CDC is a huge failure and is completely run by the drug cartel for its own benefit, not that of the American people. And yet you say nothing about this. It’s why victims of COVID vaccines are reduced to shooting out windows of the CDC. Do you know how many people died from complications related to the COVID vaccines? Of course not, because the CDC refuses to tell us. The American people want the truth about vaccines, not more industry propaganda. Greg Todd
Said too much
Manhattan: Is there no one visiting or residing within the five boroughs who is capable of conversing without compromising their delivery with what may very well be the most annoying adjective ever conceived and uttered: “amazing”? That single word has been overused, inappropriately, for so long that it has lost its original meaning so as to become gratuitous window dressing lacking any substantive meaning whatsoever, in my not-so-humble opinion. Aydin Torun
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