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Re \u201cCBS Cancels Itself, Not Just Colbert<\/a>,\u201d by Bill Carter (Opinion guest essay, May 19):<\/p>\n I\u2019ve been a longtime watcher of late-night talk shows, going back to Johnny Carson. I loved Johnny, whose guests all sat on the couch and talked together. I watched David Letterman, too, and other hosts on CBS.<\/p>\n Stephen Colbert is my favorite. His wit and enthusiasm are outstanding. His comedic timing is impeccable. I\u2019ve been loyal to \u201cThe Late Show\u201d on CBS for years. When Mr. Colbert leaves on Thursday, I will be switching channels as my form of protest.<\/p>\n Lois Weiss To the Editor:<\/p>\n Re \u201cWhat Do We Lose When \u2018Late Show\u2019 Says Good Night?<\/a>,\u201d by Jason Zinoman (On Comedy, Arts & Leisure, May 10):<\/p>\n I\u2019d answer Mr. Zinoman\u2019s question as follows: four hours a week of joy, wit, nonsense and sanity to counter, in very small measure, the dread arising from the dismantling of our democratic republic.<\/p>\n The loss of \u201cThe Late Show\u201d as a humorous break from that dread seems not just personal but communal as well.<\/p>\n Stephen Colbert has said he\u2019s more conservative than people think. Comedy, notwithstanding its high jinks, is often on the side of conservative virtue. The false gods of our greedy oligarchy are not known for their virtue or sense of humor, just their ability to taketh away.<\/p>\n James M. Cronin To the Editor:<\/p>\n Jason Zinoman makes some interesting points, but I expect that the real losers of the demise of \u201cThe Late Show\u201d will be neither the viewers nor Stephen Colbert. It will be the network. I\u2019m hoping that Mr. Colbert will create a new podcast and that the faithful will watch him there.<\/p>\n Anne Carmody Trump\u2019s Fund<\/p>\n To the Editor:<\/p>\n Re \u201cAfter Trump Drops Suit, U.S. Allots $1.8 Billion as \u2018Redress\u2019 to His Allies<\/a>\u201d (front page, May 19):<\/p>\n To what ends will President Trump go to take money from our pockets? As a taxpayer, I am really angry that Mr. Trump decided to create an \u201canti-weaponization\u201d fund to compensate individuals whom the previous Justice Department rightly targeted for a multitude of offenses (with some convicted by juries of their peers).<\/p>\n I am sure that many working Americans are just as angry as I am that their hard-earned money will end up in the pockets of criminals, perhaps including the insurrectionists who attacked the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.<\/p>\n Shame on the Trump administration and even more shame \u200bon every Republican who stays silent while this lawless and unethical president and his cronies systematically plunder our nation and degrade any sense of decency.<\/p>\n Michael Hadjiargyrou Patel\u2019s Snorkeling Trip<\/p>\n To the Editor:<\/p>\n
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