I sent this to the Inquirer in response to this editorial. It doesn’t seem like they are going to publish it, so…
The recent editorial (1/6/2009) supporting New Jersey’s push to enact one gun per month legislation complained that State Senator Stephen Sweeney “seems to be quoting from the NRA’s bullet points”.
That is a rather amusing [...]
Sent today in response to the previously mentioned letters.
To the editor,
Two recent letters to the editor cannot go without responses. One (10/25/2008) complained that a previous commentary had “presuppose[d] a ‘right’ to possess obscene concentrations of wealth.” Well, yes, in the U.S. we assume a right to keep most of the wealth we create. The [...]
I sent this letter to the editor in response to another letter in the Philadelphia Inquirer:
A recent letter to the editor (”Poverty is a human-rights issue” 10/17) stated “[poverty] is a deprivation of rights, including health care, education and shelter.”
What a disturbing abuse of the concept of rights! Rights represent a freedom to act or a [...]
I sent this to the Philadelphia Inquirer today in response to a nasty screed by the Froma Harrop. The 200 word limit for letters can be very tough at times.
To the editor,
Froma Harrop’s recent attempt to smear John McCain by way of his former advisor Phil Gramm was bizarre and misleading. While it may be [...]