John Kerry is towards free speech, Letters

Invoice of ‘yikes’

Former Secretary of State John Kerry just lately made headlines for his remarks portraying the First Modification as a menace (“Elites stoking warfare on speech,” Jonathan Turley, Oct. 3).

It’s additionally becoming that the feedback have been made on the World Financial Discussion board, which is run by Klaus Schwab.

He as soon as declared the function mannequin for governing to be China — a communist dictatorship — through the response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which originated there.

Free speech just isn’t a menace to the general public good.

Would-be tyrants like Kerry — who wish to management all the pieces we do and by no means face criticism— are.

These are the very individuals the founders gave us the First Modification to guard us from.

Gary Mottola, Brooklyn

Port strike classes

President Biden may have blocked the port strike by invoking the Taft-Hartley Act, to provide a 90-day cooling off interval (“Dock of the pay,” Oct. 2).

However he doesn’t wish to upset the unions, so it’s unlikely that he’ll get entangled within the negotiations.

One other administration would have used the total weight of the federal government to cease the strike.

Not Joe.

He needs to appease the unions on the expense of the remainder of us.

If the strike resumes in January, costs may rise and cabinets would possibly empty.

Everybody would undergo.

But it appears the employees themselves don’t help Biden.

As soon as once more, Biden fiddles as America burns.

Mindy Rader,

New Metropolis

RIP, John Amos

John Amos was a beautiful actor and true skilled (“TV ‘Good Occasions’ star lifeless,” Oct. 2).

Considered one of his most memorable roles was that of Gordy, the information weatherman, on the basic comedy “The Mary Tyler Moore Present,” however there have been many different roles that he shone in as effectively.

Amos leaves behind a protracted legacy of followers — together with this author — who will at all times keep in mind him for these iconic roles in films and TV.

Our deepest condolences exit to his household, mates and colleagues within the leisure trade. Hollywood has misplaced yet one more star, however he won’t ever be forgotten.

John Amato,

Queens

Soupy sunflowers

The latest article about civil disobedience and local weather protest demonstrates the significance of getting local weather conversations and the necessity for local weather information protection (“Local weather protesters vandalize van Gogh’s ‘Sunflowers,’ ” Sept. 27).

These actions by local weather protests will not be executed to destroy artwork, somewhat, they’re executed to create dialog and produce mild to local weather change.

The media typically prefers to cowl radical demonstrations and the adverse short-term financial prices of local weather coverage, somewhat than overlaying how local weather is impacting individuals the world over and what strengthening local weather coverage can do for us in the long run.

Local weather change is a nonpartisan problem.

Worsening local weather disasters together with air and water air pollution will influence everybody in some form or kind.

Lily Maenza, Brooklyn

Adams Rex

Till just lately, I didn’t help these calling for Mayor Adams to resign (“Indicted NYC Mayor Adams turns to church as he vows to ‘reign’ as a substitute of resign,” Sept. 29).

Nevertheless, after studying Adams’ monarchial declaration about not quitting and promising to “reign,” I feel the governor ought to begin the method for his removing.

“Reigning” is one thing I affiliate with kings and queens. We’re a democracy.

Gene Roman,

The Bronx

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