Judges rude Giuliani ruling and more: Letters to the Editor Oct. 27, 2024

CBS goads CoatesWhen is it OK for an interviewer to attack a guest, something Ta-Nehisi Coates faced while doing publicity for his new book, in which he writes about the inequalities Palestinians face in the West Bank, Gaza and Israel (“Gayle hits ‘hard,’ ” Oct.24)?CBS host Tony Dokoupil pressed Coates on his claims about how Israel has conducted its war in Gaza.

But other US-allied nations, including Spain and Ireland, express the same views as Coates.As for as Coates being prepped on the questions in advance, that’s standard practice.I was recently interviewed on a radio talk show about the burden of excessive property taxes on elderly home owners, and the interviewer called me before the interview to share the possible lines of questioning.

It helps keep the conversation on track.Edith Smith, Cincinnati, OhioGiuliani’s woesThis Manhattan judge’s rulings that former Mayor Rudy Giuliani must give up control of his apartment to the people he defamed is demented (“Yanked from Rudy,” Oct.23).And those “peers” who convicted former Giuliani were not a jury, but a mob.

How far will judicial hacks like Judge Lewis Liman go before they are removed from the bench? His nomination to the court by Trump was an error of judgment.Trump, too, has faced his own political hack in the court room.I hope that we may someday bring back real justice and not judgments bent on prejudice and revenge.Keith LePage, HuntingtonSelf-driving chaosElon Musk is advertising his self-driving cars (“Tesla gets a Q3 jolt,” Oct.

24)?But the federal road-safety agency, the National Highway Safety Administration, is investigating Tesla because one of its so-called “full self-driving” cars killed a pedestrian.Doesn’t that mean that Tesla and owner Elon Musk’s false claims cannot be believed because they are so often full of crap?Not to mention that Tesla continues to falsely advertise their cars as fully self-driving, even though they have been forced to admit that...