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

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William Kristol continues to beclown himself. So does Ross Douthat. Do these morons not understand that not supporting Donald Trump means supporting Hillary Clinton?

Addendum: This essay explains why neoconservatives such as William Kristol hate Donald Trump.

William Jacobson has some sobering thoughts about the attempts to stifle Donald Trump's speech. If you don't support Trump on this, then you shouldn't expect the support of others when your favored candidate gets shouted down, threatened, and disrupted.

Ooh, what a lucky man he was. See here.

The Babys (1976). How can this album be 40 years old? I love this album and this song.

Listen these next few days to your friends to get answers you seek.

George F. Will—he of the coke-bottle eyeglasses and ridiculous bow tie—is an insufferable elitist. I used to like him, but his opposition to Donald Trump has been, well, deranged. I think he hates Trump simply because Trump doesn't come from his social class. Will is an Ivy League egghead and bookworm, who makes a living manipulating words; Trump is a brash, uncouth (by Will's standards) businessman who makes a living developing properties. Will is every bit the egotist that Trump is, but probably thinks he's modest (because soft-spoken).  Here is Will's latest intemperate screed. It's entirely possible that Will will refuse to support Trump even if Trump is the Republican nominee; but it's also possible that Will will come around to Trump, if only to avoid a Hillary Clinton presidency. It's going to be interesting to see what happens. Will Will be singing Trump's praises come October? Whatever happens, I will document it in this blog.

To the Editor:

Re “A $15 Minimum Wage for New York” (editorial, March 5):

While it is true that it would be very difficult to live on one’s own on $9 an hour, it is even harder with no job at all. And when someone is sharing a home with family, friends or a domestic partner, every income, however modest, helps meet expenses. A low-wage “starter job” is often the best way for teenagers, immigrants and labor force re-entrants to acquire the skills that will eventually qualify them for higher-paying jobs.

The $15 minimum wage proposed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo will at best drive these jobs underground, and at worst will turn the lowest-skilled into perpetual welfare clients by denying them entry-level employment. Instead of raising the minimum wage, New York’s legislators should eliminate it altogether.

J. HUSTON McCULLOCH

New York

The writer is an adjunct professor of economics at New York University.

Note from KBJ: It's a miracle! The truth got past the letters editor of the New York Times!

Here is my advice for Donald Trump, whose campaign rally in Chicago yesterday was canceled due to protests. He should make the following announcement:

I hereby call upon my supporters to refrain from scuffling with protesters. Obviously, anyone who is attacked has a right (morally and legally) to defend him- or herself, but nobody who supports me should start a fight or otherwise act aggressively while at one of my events. I also call upon Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders to insist that their supporters refrain from interfering with my campaign speeches in any way, including by starting fights. I have a right (morally and legally) to speak. It is essential to the political process in which we are involved that candidates be allowed to address potential voters and supporters. There is no reason that this cannot be done peaceably. I shouldn't have to remind anyone of this, but the proper response to speech you don't like is speech of your own—in your own venue. Finally, I would ask police officers in each city in which I speak to intervene immediately in any scuffle that breaks out, arresting not only those who break the law but those who attempt to disrupt the event. America will be watching to see which candidate's supporters act civilly and which act belligerently. Thank you.

The effect of this announcement will be to remind Americans that the protesters are aligned with other candidates. Why should Trump be responsible for the bad behavior of his supporters while Clinton and Sanders aren't responsible for theirs? I think it will become clear that the vast majority of antisocial people at Trump's events are progressives (e.g., Marxists, communists, socialists, anarchists, radical environmentalists, militant atheists, race hustlers, climate kooks, and egalitarians). Some, of course, are professional thugs.

Addendum: Here is the latest.