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

The American League won the All-Star game yesterday evening in Cincinnati by a score of 6-3. Mike Trout of Los Angeles of Anaheim was the Most Valuable Player for the second consecutive year. Between 1960 and 1982, inclusive, the National League won 24 of 26 All-Star games. Between 1988 and 2015, inclusive, the American League won 22 of 28 All-Star games. I have no explanation for these streaks. Do you?

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To the Editor:

Secretary of State John Kerry persisted through difficult negotiations to reach an agreement that verifiably prevents Iran from developing a nuclear weapon for more than a decade while offering it relief from sanctions that will improve the lives of ordinary Iranians and strengthen Iran’s political moderates (nytimes.com, July 14). He deserves the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts.

Congress now faces its most important foreign policy test since it authorized the invasion of Iraq. Hawks conjure worst-case scenarios about the agreement, but they have no alternative that does not involve far greater risk. Congressional rejection would explode global consensus on sanctions, while an American or Israeli military strike would unleash chaos and an Iranian underground race to the bomb.

Will moderates in Congress show wisdom and courage?

DAVID KEPPEL

Bloomington, Ind.

Note from KBJ: Israel will take care of Iran's nuclear bombs when the time comes.

Here are scenes from today's stage of the Tour de France. The winner of today's mountainous stage was Chris Froome, who averaged 23.75 miles per hour for 103.7 miles. Froome now has a comfortable overall lead. The other contenders will have to gang up on him.

Pete Rose is on a panel during the Fox All-Star pre-game show. This may be the first step toward Hall of Fame induction for the greatest player of all time. I was surprised to see him a moment ago, and even did a double take; but then I conducted a Google search and found this. I hope the fans in Cincinnati give him a 15-minute (or longer) standing ovation, for it will tell Major League Baseball that Pete has suffered enough and deserves to be reintegrated into the game he loves. I assure you that I would never set foot in the National Baseball Hall of Fame unless Pete were there. I think a lot of baseball fans feel the same way.

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Not that this will matter to hoplophobes, but it proves what anyone with any sense has always known, namely, that the more guns there are in the hands of law-abiding citizens, the safer everyone is.

Here is a link to the Texas Review of Law & Politics, which I just discovered. I have added it to the sidebar.