Keith Burgess-Jackson, J.D., Ph.D.

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To the Editor:

Your Aug. 16 editorial “Mr. Trump’s Foreign Policy Confusions” states that Donald Trump’s speech on Monday blaming President Obama and Hillary Clinton for the rise of the Islamic State and for undermining Middle East stability “shows either misunderstanding or ignorance.”

There is of course another explanation: intentional falsehood on Mr. Trump’s part. Surely after all of Mr. Trump’s blatant lies in his campaign to date, he is not entitled to the benefit of the doubt in this matter.

PETER H. JACOBY

Philadelphia

Note from KBJ: The biggest liar in American politics is, without question, Hillary Rodham Clinton. William Safire of the New York Times had her pegged decades ago when he called her a "congenital liar." Question: How do you know when Hillary Clinton is lying? Answer: Her lips are moving. By the way, Hillary's husband, Bill (a.k.a. Slick Willie), is quite the prevaricator himself. Remember "I did not have sex with that woman, Miss Lewinsky"? The Clintons have lied so many times, for so long, about so many things, that they no longer think of themselves as lying. They make it up as they go, so as to secure and retain power over others. Have a nice day, Peter Jacoby. If you weren't such a rabid ideologue, you'd have written this letter about Hillary Clinton rather than Donald Trump. But you don't really object to lying. A lie that advances the progressive agenda is perfectly fine by you.

Here is Ann Coulter's latest column.

This woman is seriously unwell. It doesn't take a conspiratorial mindset to think that she's hiding something. We know how the Clintons operate. They lie; they intimidate; they obfuscate.

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To the Editor:

At almost 75, my wife, Edwina, and I are blessed with many wonderful friends and a terrific family. Their political views stretch from conservative to liberal, with most of them in the center.

Even though we worked for eight years with President Lyndon B. Johnson’s family in the White House and in Texas, we have long admired and been friends with many Republicans, including President Bush 41 and Barbara, as well as President Bush 43 and Laura.

Respect for one another is the binding glue that holds our friendships together—even when we disagree strongly on politics and policies.

As difficult as it is for us to embrace the policies of the 2016 Republican nominee, we respect those who do. I so wish that those who oppose the Democratic nominee and the G.O.P. nominee would express their opposition without reprehensible racial slurs, without totally false statements and without extremely meanspirited condemnations.

My personal appeal for greater civility and more respect for the views of others will be seen as nonsense by many who read this. Yet I believe that the extreme divisiveness in this campaign year is very harmful to America, the country we all love. I, for one, think that we can and should do much better.

TOM JOHNSON

Atlanta

The writer was chairman of CNN, a former publisher of The Los Angeles Times and an aide to President Johnson.

Note from KBJ: Tom Johnson's rules of engagement are perfect—for heaven. In the meantime, we have Democrats to beat. Democrats lie, cheat, and steal to win elections. Are Republicans supposed to rise above this? If so, then they may as well dissolve as a political party. You don't go to a gunfight with a knife, much less with sweet talk.

Donald Trump is a rock star. If you don't believe it, watch his rally here at 7:30 PM Central Time. There hasn't been a presidential candidate this popular in decades.