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Reaction to the case of Amy Wax of the University of Pennsylvania Law School. Also: The Pledge of Allegiance; Ron DeSantis; Marjorie Taylor Greene; young and old.
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Forked River, N.J.: I watched that powerful CNN town meeting from Palestine, Ohio, Wednesday night. The residents demanded answers from Alan Shaw, CEO of Norfolk Southern Railway. Shaw said he will learn from this tragedy — but he never learned from previous deaths and disasters his railroad caused. When asked directly if he would buy the homes these people have owned for years, Shaw diverted and gave lip service that offered no real answers.
Kings Point, L.I.: Here’s why Israel deserves the negative PR it gets: My sister’s first nephew was born in Israel three months ago and she was eager to meet him. She applied for an entry visa and after 16 days of no response, I applied for her via Israel. She was notified of clearance and happily went to the airport and was allowed to board the plane from New York to Israel.
Brooklyn: John Michael Cummings wants to know why Nat Turner is not well known and why contemporary society has failed to recognize “the significance of his achievement” (“The salute Nat Turner deserves,” op-ed, Feb. 6).