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

I drafted this handout for the students in my upcoming Social and Political Philosophy course, the focus of which is distributive justice.

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Donald Trump can explain away his Second Amendment remark all he wants, but it was clearly code to unstable gun nuts.

He has achieved his goal of making his name the most talked about brand on the planet without spending a penny on public relations or advertising.

Is he serious about being president? He hasn’t run a single commercial, his state headquarters are clamoring for materials such as yard signs and bumper stickers, and the only cabinet name he’s put forward is Ivanka, his daughter. The only plan I see is, “Bail when the moment’s right.”

Trump is a smart man who knows he’s not cut out to be president. Share power with Congress? It would drive him nuts. Using this election to promote his brand is a win-win. After he loses, which he’s trying hard to do, he’ll still be the most famous name and will have shown his marketing genius to the world.

Of course, it could backfire—one of those gun nuts might feel betrayed.

PETER EVANS, KEY BISCAYNE

Note from KBJ: Thanks for that edifying letter, Peter. You might practice saying "President Trump," because you'll be saying it a lot come January. This is the man, in case you forgot, who demolished 16 accomplished governors, senators, corporate executives, and neurosurgeons in the Republican primary. You're afraid of him, aren't you? He is smarter than you are; he is more liked and admired than you are; he has accomplished more than you have; he is better looking than you are; he has a better looking wife than you do; he hits a golf ball farther than you can; he owns more Florida land than you do; he has more hair than you do; and I suspect that he has a larger penis than you do. Have a nice day.

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I see Brian Leiter and his minions are still at it.

To the editor:

Athletic women are athletes first. After reading the front-page column on the U.S. women’s gymnastics team (“U.S. women gymnasts are not only giants, they are golden,” Aug. 9), where your writer informed us that the athletes are pixies, I eagerly turned to the “Rio 2016” section of the paper for equally descriptive reporting.

Will giants be competing in the men’s basketball event? Is Michael Phelps a dolphin in disguise?

I’m so glad to know that the IOC is now encouraging inter-species competition.

And regarding those “star-spangled leotards containing nearly 5,000 crystals each” described in the front-page column? Again, I couldn’t wait to see how Phelps’ speedo would be described. How about info on Ryan Lochte’s hair stylist?

Nothing. Color me disappointed.

They are all world-class athletes, regardless of gender, size, sport, or clothing.

Leslee Koritzke, Los Angeles

The author is a professor of psychology at L.A. Trade Technical College.

Note from KBJ: Why are feminists so humorless and joyless? Oh, wait; I know: the personal is political.

Laura Ingraham eviscerates the moral preeners.

We Can't Dance (1991). How can it be a quarter of a century since this album was released?