Letters to the Editor | Jan. 13, 2025

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

61% : John Baxter, Toano, Va., jmbaxt@aol.comA Washington Post article in the Jan. 2 edition of The Inquirer was an excellent example of timely and important journalism: a lengthy piece on clams and climate mysteries, providing important details on the history of global climate change, the relationship to the oceans' conveyor belt, and the status of scientific research underpinning potential climate impacts.
51% : But my point is not about the content or who might have found it useful.
45% : Hans Lofgren, SwarthmoreThe rush of major corporations and social media companies to throw mountains of cash at Donald Trump for his inauguration (more than $170 million so far, with no accounting as to whether the money is needed or how it will be used) and to wrangle invitations to dine with him at Mar-a-Lago to curry his favor is both discouraging and frightening.
38% : I fear from what we've witnessed so far that this is the fate of our country under Trump.
35% : That is how dictators are treated, and reflects the fear Trump has generated in this country's corporate leaders.
26% : The court has also given Donald Trump a get-out-of-jail-free card by declaring presidents mostly immune from prosecution.

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