Dems need dads

Miranda Devine correctly points to a real problem for Democrats: To attract voters, they have selected and promoted male candidates who are fishermen, hunters, ex-military, ex-law enforcement or astronauts, all to no avail (“Oh, man! These Dems are dumb & dumber,” July 16).

Perhaps it’s because they’ve overlooked a group of manly men who voters would actually identify with: men who are dedicated fathers and husbands.

Anthony Daddiego

Flushing

JD puts us first

I applaud Vice President JD Vance for sharing his candid views on the Middle East on Joe Rogan’s podcast (“Don: I’ll obliterate ’em,” July 16).

He is the only rational voice against an “indefinite war” within the Trump administration. I admire his boldness in confronting the war faction, while maintaining fierce loyalty to President Trump. His “America first” approach to governing would make him a great future president of the United States.

Nick Gatsoulis

Manhattan

No booze is safe

The “Cheers for Change” initiative seeks to reduce or eliminate current regulations regarding the sale of alcoholic beverages in New York state (“Spirited booze law campaign,” July 13).

But according to the US Surgeon General’s 2025 advisory, alcohol consumption is responsible for almost 100,000 cancer cases and 20,000 cancer deaths every year. There’s also no safe level of alcohol consumption: 17% of alcohol-related cancer deaths involve people who don’t exceed the recommended daily limits.

We need a different sort of initiative — a campaign to make people realize that drinking alcohol in any amount carries real risks to life and health.

Mark Hoglund

Brooklyn

Justice for E. Jean

After hearing that President Trump has finally paid E. Jean Carroll $5.6 million for sexual assault and defamation, there is only thing to say: Chickens are coming home to roost (“Trump payout in sex case,” July 15).

I’m looking forward to her receiving the other $83 million in damages she’s awarded in another lawsuit against him.

Paul Newman

Merion Station, Pa.

Of clocks and kids

The semi-annual changing of the clock causes confusion and upset in some simply for a one-hour disruption (“Daylight saving all year,” July 15).

However, most people never sleep a solid eight hours without thinking twice about it.

Under permanent Daylight Savings Time, a morning sun will rise after 8 a.m. in winter. Children may be walking to school or to their buses in total darkness, sometimes in dangerous areas.

For an emotional disruption that lasts a few days, politicians would expose the most vulnerable to months of real danger. While debating the legislation, were they asked about the risk it poses to children?

John Brindisi

Manhattan

Don’t invite rats

Your article reveals that the East Village is “still littered with piles of black garbage bags tossed onto the street” (“Oh, cheese! Rats invade East Village,” July 14).

Where are the sealed bins? Loose trash bags, rampant littering and uncleanliness cause rodents to stay and reproduce. While rodent management is a part of life, it’s a shame that many human activities attract rodents and then we brutalize them with things like glue traps.

James Scotto

Yorktown Heights

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