Stephen Yang
Cuo’s big blunder
Andrew Cuomo just lost out on $3 million in matching campaign funds because he didn’t complete the application process on time (“A major blow for Cuo,” April 16).
This comes on the heels of him releasing an unedited, mistake-ridden, ChatGPT–generated housing plan. These instances are further proof of his utter lack of management skills. He has had years to plan his comeback campaign, and yet he is still messing everything up.
Despite running on his reputation as a seasoned administrator, these gaffes are indicators of the fatal lack of executive aptitude that caused him to mismanage the COVID crisis.
Can anyone possibly still doubt the fact that he is completely inept? And once again, he is trying to blame his staff for these major mistakes.
Wake up, New Yorkers.
Elaine Healy, Irvington
Nuke negotiations
Kudos to this editorial, which correctly identifies the terrible risk of being suborned into fruitless negotiations (“Don’t let Iran Sucker Witkoff,” Editorial, April 14).
While talks are dragged out, the Iranian nuclear weapons program could finish developing an atomic bomb. The complete destruction of the Iranian nuclear program should be the non-negotiable outcome of any discussions with Iran.
Unfortunately, Steve Witkoff has dropped hints that the US position is that Iran can retain a nuclear program as long as it does not produce a nuclear weapon. This would be a grave mistake, especially given Iran’s extensive track record of illicit nuclear proliferation in violation of treaties and agreements that it has signed. It must be stopped now.
Daniel Trigoboff, Williamsville
Let lunch go
We’ve allowed the school lunch issue to become unnecessarily political (“Out to Lunch,” Eva Moskowitz, April 14).
Remember when the Obama-era suggestion to offer apple slices instead of fries triggered outrage? Michelle Obama even expressed surprise at how controversial her school-lunch initiative became, noting it “became a partisan issue” despite her aim to improve children’s health.
What’s particularly striking is that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is now championing some of these same principles through his “Make America Healthy Again” movement — illustrating how similar goals can be reframed depending on who proposes them.
Let’s give schools flexibility, trust experienced food-service workers and stop letting politics interfere with children’s health and education.
Arfisha Muwahidah, Baltimore, Md.
Climate-con craze
I loved John Stossel’s article on climate change zealots being wrong (“Climate Doomers Don’t Let Up,” PostOpinion, April 17).
If you have ever been fooled by fake global warming predictions, don’t feel bad. The Egyptians, Romans, Aztecs and Native Americans all thought that human behavior changed the weather. Their “experts” were all wrong as well.
People used it for power, greed and fear to control others; not much is different today.
Tom Scott, Spotswood, NJ
MLB means biz
Naming Aaron Judge as Team USA captain this far out signals to sponsors that the MLB is all in for the upcoming competition (“Judge named TEAM USA captain for ’26 WBC,” April 15).
I watched hockey’s 4 Nations Face-Off and can’t wait for the soccer World Cup. International contests are gold for ratings and baseball is saying: If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em.
Adam Silbert, Manhattan
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