We don’t let athletes bet on games they have the ability to influence. Why do we allow Congress to invest in companies that they regulate? Why is it when archeologists find human remains, they always determine they are either male or female? Why is it that so many were outraged that Brittany Griner was stuck in Russia than they were about Americans being stranded in Afghanistan? How is it the government can’t control gasoline prices, but the weather is something they can fix?

Why were we told to lower our air conditioning usage on hot days to prevent overloading the electric grid while simultaneously being told to trade in our gas car for electric vehicles? Why is canceling student debt a good idea? Does it make sense to reward people who do not honor their financial commitment by taxing the people who do? Does it make sense to cut off oil from an ally and buy it from an enemy who calls for your death? Are we living in a time where intelligent people are silenced so stupid people won’t be offended? Is this a great description of America? Andy has left town and Barney is in charge. Why is talking sexually in the workplace considered sexual harassment to adults, but talking about sexuality to children at school is considered education?

Who else had a “ministry of truth” besides Biden? Hitler, Goebbels, Stalin? Eliminating the production of 500,000 American barrels of oil a day to buy 500,000 barrels of oil a day from Russia is simply, well, stupid. I saw a movie where only the police and military had guns; it was called “Schindler’s List.” If your electric car runs out of power on the interstate, do you walk to a charging station to get a bucket of electricity?

ROBERT ALVEY,

Hubbard Lake