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Down with the Man Christopher Hayes' article "The Twilight of the Elites" is a fantastic reminder of the hubris of supposed experts [March 22]. Since the financial crisis started, many consultants, fund managers and other privileged executives have proved to be glorified charlatans. Perhaps, like the Roman generals of old, they should keep lackeys on hand, tasked to repeatedly remind them of their fragile human mortality. Rafael Pintos-López, MICHELAGO, AUSTRALIA
Abuse in the Church "Sins of the Fathers" implies that if Catholic priests were free to marry, it would solve the problem of pedophilia - which the medical community has determined is an incurable illness [March 29]. Pedophiles exist in all walks of life, yet Catholic priests get the headlines, even though just a tiny percentage have committed this shameful offense. Choosing to live the vow of chastity is a gift of one's total self to God and has no relevance whatsoever to pedophilia. Mary Anne Kevil, La Grange...
...Debating Statins The issues addressed in "The Prescription Gender Gap" - which questions the benefits to women of statins - merit context [March 29]. Heart disease and stroke remain the No. 1 and 3 killers of Americans, including women. Statin therapy as part of a comprehensive treatment regimen that includes lifestyle modification is highly effective for both men and women and is in part responsible for the recent 30% decline in deaths due to heart disease and stroke. It is correct that more women should be enrolled in clinical trials, side effects of any therapy are real, and not all persons receive...
...Down with the Man Christopher Hayes' article "The Twilight of the Elites" is a fantastic reminder of the hubris of supposed experts [March 22]. Since the financial crisis started, many consultants, fund managers and other privileged executives have proved to be glorified charlatans. Perhaps, like the Roman generals of old, they should keep lackeys on hand, tasked to repeatedly remind them of their fragile human mortality. Rafael Pintos-López, Michelago, Australia
...usually big-time savers, to spend more and revive economic growth. In the most recent budget, he has moved spending priorities away from the usual pork-barrel stimulus and toward social services like education. As he puts it, "We will be spending not on concrete but on people." In March, the Diet, Japan's parliament, passed legislation promised by Hatoyama to provide a $140 monthly subsidy to parents for each child of junior high school age or younger. With such measures, "the new administration will be able to lead the economy to a new growth path," he says...