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Slaughter in Mumbai The media keep telling us that mass murders of innocent people around the globe are just isolated incidents committed by marginal groups of Muslim youths unable to find a place in society [Dec. 15]. This ignores the fact that Muslim fundamentalists have declared war against all who disagree with them, regardless of their nationality, religion or race. Their goal is to establish sharia law worldwide, if need be through terrorism and murder. How many more deaths will it take for us to understand that we face a cruel, well-coordinated and determined enemy? How long will...
...Utzon's Legacy In his milestone item on Jorn Utzon, architect Richard Meier wrote that "a disagreement with the Australian government" led Utzon to resign from the Sydney Opera House project before it was complete [Dec. 15]. The Australian government was not involved in the project. The government of the state of New South Wales was in charge. When a new government took over in 1965, it complained that the project was taking too long and costing too much. Utzon's authority was usurped and he was made to sit in the corner. How could he possibly have stayed...
...Neither Borrower nor Lender Be As a person interested in reality, I much appreciated Michael Kinsley's Essay on the government stimulus package [Dec. 15]. The media regularly say the "taxpayer has been hit again." I don't recall my taxes being affected. Rather, we have borrowed again, and not from fellow Americans - but from China, Japan and other countries. Have we come to the point that we may have more clout in the world militarily but others have more clout economically? Bill Brouwers, Middlebury, Indiana...
...Retirement Jitters Re Justin Fox's article on pensions and retirement plans: allowing individuals to invest their savings in real growth opportunities is the best path to financial security [Dec. 15]. The government cannot guarantee a 3% return over inflation. We already have a national pension system called Social Security, which is going bankrupt. All pension plans, regardless of the form, depend on real economic growth. You would better serve your readers by educating them to these realities rather than indoctrinating them with the obfuscations of self-serving Democratic politicians. There are real solutions out there. TIME should uncover...
...Bailing Out the Big Three I am unmoved by the plight of the Big Three automakers [Dec. 15]. For decades, Ford, General Motors and Chrysler fiercely opposed corporate restructuring and green technology while egregiously mismanaging their businesses. The only reason they've recently gotten religion is that they're teetering on the verge of bankruptcy. Mark Stuart Ellison, Brooklyn, New York...