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

Jeff Beck with the Jan Hammer Group Live (1977).

If you're a supporter of Ted Cruz or John Kasich, you'd better come out strongly against the violence being perpetrated by thugs at Donald Trump's rallies. The only reason this violence is occurring at Trump's rallies, rather than Cruz's or Kasich's rallies, is that Trump is ahead of them in the delegate count. If and when Cruz or Kasich gets the nomination, the violence will be directed at them. Don't doubt me. It's time for all conservatives to defend Trump. Think of it as defending your own guy. See here.

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Scott Adams says that Hillary Clinton is unhealthy. Does anyone doubt that she would lie about her health in order to become president? To the Clintons, the end (viz., power) justifies the means.

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To the Editor:

“In New Age of Privilege, Not All Are in Same Boat” (“The Velvet Rope Economy” series, front page, April 24) highlights the impact of the income gap on luxury travel. Citing two classes on cruise ships is hardly a marker of real income extremes. The 0.01 percent, with their own yachts, wouldn’t be caught dead on a cruise line. Few on the other end of the income continuum can afford a cruise in the first place.

The privileged will always carve out enclaves of splendor. These are targeted by some of The Times’s ads. The threat to democracy is not from a disparity in dining options on cruises, but from an entrenched gap in critical services. The article only touches on the real divide—where public services favor the wealthy. Forget the false dichotomy of luxury travel. Look at the bifurcated legal system, asymmetric political influence, and imbalances in education, medical options and, sadly, even potable water. This is where, and why, the income gap matters.

MARGARET V. SIEBEL

Washington

Note from KBJ: I've never been on a cruise. Have you?

Say what you will about Ann Coulter's politics (I happen to like them); she's a witty and sarcastic writer and therefore always entertaining to read. Here is her description of John Kasich, from this column:

Voters quickly moved on from Cruz and tried Kasich. But he turned out to be the spitting image of a homeless man. He's got the slouch, the facial tics, and a strange way of bouncing his head and looking around that makes you want to cross the street to avoid him. It looks like he cuts his own hair, and his suits are Ralph Nader cast-offs. He wolfs down food like a street person, has a hair-trigger temper, and rants about religion in a way that only he can understand.

Hilarious! I've had the same thoughts myself while observing Kasich the past few months, but I could never have put them into words so brilliantly.

George Will, who is always on the make, has concluded that there's no money for his wife (or himself) in a Donald Trump candidacy, so he's looking ahead to 2020. (His wife worked as a consultant to Scott Walker, who was destroyed by Trump.)

Addendum: If you want to see how sleazy Will is, read this. Have a barf bag handy.

I had another great month on the bike. I rode 17 times in 30 days, for a total of 581.7 miles. That's an average of 19.39 miles per day and 135.73 miles per week. I've now pedaled 2,053.4 miles in 2016. My plan for the year was to have my second-best mileage year ever (in 36 years of cycling), but now I think I can have my best mileage year ever. (I had my best in 1990, when I was 33 years old.) Today's ride was great fun. I listened to music the entire way on my iPhone 5c. The recent flooding of the trail in various places is no longer a problem. The temperature was 63º when I started and 71º when I arrived home. I averaged 17.24 miles per hour. That may not seem like much, but (1) I had no draft from anyone, (2) the course has many twists and turns, and (3) I'm 59 years old. My personal record on this course (34.2 miles) is 17.45 miles per hour.

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