Time International - 02.03.2020

4 Time March 2–9, 2020

ALL IN THE FAMILY

Re “inside Game” [Jan. 27]:

The only thing missing in this

article was information tell-

ing you how to join the “Jared

Kushner Fan Club.” I enjoy

TIME mainly because of your

critical approach to the politi-

cal events in the U.S. and the

news from the White House,

but this was very disappoint-

ing and not what I would have

expected.

Anne Hlinka,

PRaGue

nicely done! This is an

informative, well-written,

unbiased article that reveals

the man and his position

within the White House. At

last there’s an article that’s

fair and balanced. Bravo!

Diana Savastano,

Johns cReek, Ga.

The only ThinG This aR-

ticle shows is the virtues of

nepotism.

John Reynolds,

Paso Robles, calif.

OIL PROBLEMS

Re “shell’s cRude awak-

ening” [Jan. 27]: The insou-

ciance of Shell CEO Ben van

Beurden’s admission that

Shell knew decades ago that

burning fossil fuels would

cause the planet to warm is

simply shocking: “Yeah, we

knew. Everybody knew. And

somehow we all ignored it.”

That’s it? No apology? No

wonder the Greta Thunberg

generation is so angry. It’s

hard not to relish the pros-

pect that Big Oil, which put

profits before the global

common good, could go bust.

Chris Chatteris,

caPe Town

youR aRTicle hiGhliGhTs

the problems that Shell and

Big Oil in general face re-

garding the need to reduce

carbon emission issues. Most

of these companies have

years of experience and ex-

pertise in recovering offshore

oil. Why not use these as-

sets to develop a generation

of electric power via the vast

potential energy in ocean

currents?

Harold F. Lombard Jr.,

souTh buRlinGTon, VT.

NO PITY HERE

Re “Go back foR Those

Left Behind” [Jan. 27]: Now

that a lack of good jobs and

an overabundance of drugs

are threatening the social

fabric of white America,

people are concerned. The

African-American commu-

nity has long been afflicted

with those two scourges, but

we treated the results with

law enforcement. As a Latino

American, I find it difficult to

have much empathy for those

in the white community who

can’t deal with not having a

decent job or resort to drugs

to deal with unemployment.

Armando Bernal,

Tucson, aRiz.

THE SUSSEXES MOVE ON

Re “a Royal ResTRucTuR-

ing” [Jan. 27]: Harry is a

Prince and a thoroughly

worthwhile person. He and

Meghan were to be very use-

ful adjuncts to the crown,

but England doesn’t deserve

them. Their decision to leave

was driven entirely by the

tabloids, and I cannot but

think his mother would have

been completely supportive.

Doreen Langmead,

VicToRia,

bRiTish columbia

we aRe wiTnessinG The

implosion of the myth that

the royals are any different

from many other families.

Stefan Badham,

PoRTsmouTh, enGland

PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN

Re “The comPlicaTed

Truth About U.S. Citizen-

ship” [Jan. 27]: There’s noth-

ing complicated about U.S.

citizenship. I’m the proud

daughter of a family of im-

migrants, and my family

and I can only praise and

thank America for all it has

given us. No place is per-

fect, but America offers un-

limited opportunities for

those who want them. My

family arrived with a will to

work hard, follow the law

and make the most of their

potential. They succeeded!

Although my profession has

brought me to Europe, I am

proud to have the Ameri-

can flag in my home and in

my heart.

Gina Della-Bosca,

RaPallo, iTaly

Conversation

SETTING THE RECORD

STRAIGHT ▶ In “Inside Game”

(Jan. 27) we misstated a detail about

Charles Kushner’s guilty plea. He

pleaded guilty to setting up his

brother-in-law with a prostitute. In

the same issue, an essay about U.S.

citizenship misstated when Ellis Is-

land opened as an immigration sta-

tion. It was in 1892.

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