Reader Mail Aug 31, 2020

It’s no use crying over spilled oil

The Aug. 23 article “Wakashio scuttled as data reveal sudden turn toward Mauritius” was a strong magnet to me. After reading this article, I found similar articles in the Japanese-language Asahi Shimbun. It reported that the second-in-command was steering the vessel alone, while the crew ...

Reader Mail Aug 31, 2020

Trump can't make socialism a four-letter word

Regarding the Aug. 25 article “Republicans paint dark picture of U.S. future if Trump loses,” Trump is hoodwinking voters by trying to make “democratic socialism” and “communism” synonyms, ascending to mind-numbing heights of outdatedness, dimwittedness, hypocrisy, narcissism and ignorance. In political science — a discipline ...