Letters

As we approach July Fourth, let’s remember that America has suffered through dark and divisive times before. It appears as if we are there again. While there are always those who capitulate, our history shows that we remember those Americans who exhibit the will and courage to fight back.

Most recently, Columbia University conceded when the Trump administration made unreasonable and unlawful demands of them. Harvard didn’t — they sued.

Law firm Paul Weiss immediately consented to the unlawful and unreasonable demands by the Trump administration. Law firm Perkins Coie did not — they sued.

Miles Taylor, an employee during the first Trump administration, wrote the anonymous letter stating that President Donald Trump was a serious danger to the nation. Trump’s Justice Department is investigating him. Miles Taylor is fighting back.

Fighting back against injustice is fundamental to our American system. These United States formed by fighting back against the suppressive British monarchy. Fighting back, speaking out, demonstrating peacefully, each and every one of us in our own way, is the most American of traditions and is at the core of our belief in independence.

Paula Angelone, Ph.D.

Southampton Village