To the editor: Nat Weiner and Joseph Cannisi (Letters, The Chief) have done a good job of exposing the weaknesses of each other's arguments. Yes, Kamala Harris did not do a good job of emphasizing President Joe Biden's accomplishments and...
To the editor: Keeping up with the firehose of developments as the Trump Administration floods the zone with unrelenting chaos is challenging. Hopscotching the headlines for news (federal and local) during the past week reveals the negative...
To the editor: What does it mean that the NFL removed the “End Racism” message behind the end zone for Super Bowl LIX, and substituted the embarrassing and meaningless message, “Choose Love?” Notwithstanding denials from the NFL...
To the editor: Last year, the NYC Council unanimously passed a bill providing self-defense training and ballistic vests for FDNY EMTs and paramedics. Now Council members want to increase EMS mental health resources (“Proposal would increase...
To the editor: Mayor Adams recently underwent medical tests for pain on his side. The tests caused the mayor to cancel official activities for several days. The testing must have therefore been extensive. The mayor himself acknowledged that one...
To the editor: My government service spanned 30 years. The first 40 percent of that time was as a civil servant and the final 60 percent as a manager. Having experienced both, I saw firsthand what works in building an efficient, productive team...
To the editor: Like Martin Luther in 1517, Christ-centered Christian leaders must post a modern day “Ninety-five Theses” on the White House door. Christianity has been hijacked by Donald Trump’s self-centered heresy that’s endorsed by false...
To the editor: On Feb. 4, President Trump and Prime Minister Netanyahu, two dystopian messengers, held a press conference. As Netanyahu stood by his side, Trump unveiled his Mideast plan. His proposal included the removal of two million...
To the editor: Since President Donald Trump is such a pathological narcissist and criminal, and pardoned the violent Proud Boys, the Oath Keepers and others who attacked the Capitol, threatened the lives of the vice president and members of...
To the editor: In my submission “Postmortem” (The Chief, Jan. 31), I am not countering Mr. Cannisi’s arguments about Republican presidents (“Tale of the Tape,” The Chief, Feb. 7). I rebut his "style over substance" assertion. Harris did not...
To the editor: My letter detailing how the last four Republican presidents (Reagan, Bush 41, Bush 43 and Trump 45) have failed the American people, with few consequences at the ballot box due to GOP political skills, is his latest attempt. Nat...
To the editor: Hypocritical politicians are so commonplace that we can become inured to them. Recent days had two instances — nationally and locally — so shameful that they need recounting. President Trump blamed the fatal aircraft collision on...
To the editor: President Donald Trump couldn’t help himself, and after asking for prayer for the families of all those who died in the D.C. plane crash over the Potomac River, he segued into a diatribe against DEI (diversity, equity, inclusion)...
To the editor: President Trump's ending of affirmative action in favor of "merit-based hiring" is nothing more than an act to strengthen the already unofficial affirmative action program that favors white men ("Federal diversity, equity and...
To the editor: A significant — and overlooked — contributor to greenhouse gases is factory farming of meat. Factory farming consumes gallons and gallons of water and produces tons of gases. If you visit the website of People For the Ethical...
To the editor: If Joe Cannisi would research opinion polls and campaign finance, he would discover Harris’ fundraising broke records and her poll numbers were headed to the stratosphere (“Style over substance,” Letters, The Chief, Jan. 24). She...
To the editor: Just as swallows famously return to San Juan Capistrano each spring and monarch butterflies travel thousands of miles in autumn to blanket the forests of Mexico’s Sierra Madre mountains, the world’s billionaires likewise flock to...
To the editor: The sequel of an American nightmare began on Jan. 20, 2025, when Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th president. Even before taking office, Trump’s nominees for his cabinet were as alarming as his bizarre statements about Canada...
To the editor: On Jan. 20, Donald Trump pardoned all persons convicted of attacking police officers during the January 6 insurrection and is even considering meeting with them at the White House. Trump routinely promised pardons on “Day One” of...
To the editor: "Profiting off Prisoners" (The Chief, Jan. 10) raises the following issues. Prisoner labor is a way for already Scrooge-like employers to pay wages so low that only a re-institution of slavery would result in cheaper labor (maybe...
To the editor: Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde looked Donald Trump right in the eye and said, “In the name of our God I ask you to have mercy upon the people,” people with different sexual orientations and hardworking immigrants who have every reason...
To the editor: President Dwight D. Eisenhower left office warning that "we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex” and “[t]he potential for the disastrous rise...
During the last four years, the Department of Justice charged more than 1,500 people with “January 6”-related charges, including for assaults on police, trespassing, obstructing law enforcement, weapon possession, conspiracy and seditious...
To the editor: Congestion pricing is not about congestion or pollution, which will just be transferred elsewhere. It's about revenue. But now the MTA’s management is complaining that it will not raise enough money. If management is truly...
To the editor: As a retired NYPD lieutenant who had some positive communication with the Mollen Commission (“The Dirty Thirty” in Harlem), I commend the new NYPD commissioner, Jessica Tisch, for her proactive steps to straighten out some of the...