Absurd congestion pricing and more: Letters to the Editor Nov. 9, 2025

President Trump is right about congestion pricing (“Trump takes new shot at congest,” Nov.4).While he’s at it, he should make an issue of New York’s absurd plan to reduce greenhouse gases by 40% as of 2030, which, if implemented, would dramatically drive up energy prices.Democrats love to talk about affordability, but no one seems more devoted to taking more and more money out of our pockets through taxes, tolls and utility increases than they do.It’s not the bodega owners surviving on a small profit margin who are gouging us; it’s Democrat politicians.Gary MottolaBrooklynAmerica is just not in any position to resume nuclear testing (“Yes — Test Our Nukes,” Rich Lowry, PostOpinion, Oct.

31).It will only lead to a costly arms race that we can ill afford.Restarting an arms race at a time when Russia has demonstrated technological superiority in the recent successful testing of its missile systems will be a fool’s errand.Trump’s dangerous and irrational decision will only exacerbate global instability and has the very real chance of provoking World War III.I beseech Trump to do what’s right by acknowledging that the Ukraine war is lost and seeking peace with Russia — not a more devastating war.

Focus on America’s myriad domestic issues, not warmongering.No one will win WWIII.All humanity will lose.Michael PravicaHenderson, Nev.Animals are not trinkets or souvenirs, and anyone who sells puppies from the trunk of a car puts profit before the animals’ welfare (“Traffic ‘jam’ by puppy peddler,” Nov.

2) .Regardless of whether someone is peddling puppies from a Mercedes or churning out litters in a licensed kennel, all breeding results in harm.New York was right to ban the retail sale of dogs, cats and rabbits in pet stores.However, the only real solution is to end breeding altogether, and always adopt — never shop.Melissa Rae SangerNorfolk, Va.Just when you thought the leftists couldn’t sink anymore into their abyss of hatred, a...