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

"[S]o-called multitasking is merely the ability to get many things done quickly and poorly."

—Adam Garfinkle, "The Erosion of Deep Literacy," National Affairs (spring 2020): 192-208, at 193.

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This afternoon, at a Tom Thumb station in Arlington, Texas, I paid $1.899 per gallon for regular unleaded gasoline. With my Tom Thumb card, it came to $1.699. What're y'all payin' in your neck o' the woods?

Everyone's talking about police reform. Allow me a suggestion. How many of you have received a Mickey Mouse driving citation? I've had two tickets in 31 years of driving, and both were ridiculous. The officers in question were obviously trying to raise money for their cities.

My reform is simple: All monies raised through traffic citations go to charities. The city must get its money the honest way: by taxing its citizens.

How does this bear on the problem of police racism? I suspect that many racial incidents are caused by officers pulling people over for Mickey Mouse offenses. I was livid when I was pulled over (both times). Had I been black, who knows what the officer would have done to me? What do you think?

P.S.: I'm not anti-police. I'm anti-abuse.

To the editor:

Reporter Brittny Mejia’s article about San Clemente mail carrier James Daniels beautifully illustrates the importance of the United States Postal Service and why the Postal Preservation Act, which would provide the struggling agency with $25 billion in emergency funding, is so vital.

The post office helps democracy function—it sustains the civic life of this country. The USPS is not a business but a public service, something President Trump does not understand. When Trump called the Postal Service a “joke” earlier this year, he once again revealed his ignorance of the simple facts of how a democracy functions.

I thank Daniels for his outstanding service. May his faith, wisdom and dedication to his job be an example to all of us during these troubling times.

Holly Hall, Glendale

Incredible! @FoxNews just took Congressional Hearing off the air just prior to important witness statements. More like CNN!!! Fox is lost!!!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) June 10, 2020

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