When pop stars sound off

My God, don’t the editors of The Times realize that just because someone has an extraordinary ability to sing or dance, it doesn’t mean that their political opinions are important? How could you waste frontpage space on Kayne West and Taylor Swift, who have no credentials in that area? While Lorraine Ali’s article [“West-Swift Feud Turns Political,” Oct. 11] does give a brief respite from the Trump-bashing that usually fills the front page, it’s time the editors started making some intelligent decisions about what is news. Bob Harbicht Arcadia

I thoroughly enjoyed this article. A fine point about the absurd convergence of politics and pop culture but also full of puns and a “devil may care” attitude. Loved it. Mackenzie Brown Los Angeles

You declare that Kanye West shills for David Duke’s party of choice but fail to mention that Taylor Swift shills for “antifa’s” party of choice. An urban rapper “shills” while a countryrooted pop star merely “advises Middle America to vote blue.” Your word use makes it easy for any reader to determine for whom you do the shilling. Robert Flaxman Beverly Hills Very well written. It is nice to at least have brilliant writing to enjoy with the apocalypse upon us. Tim McNamara Malibu Funny, well-reasoned and exquisitely written. Thanks for bringing some sunshine to my morning. Gabriel Gruen Santa Monica

Just gotta tell you that your writing today was fantastic. I loved how you pulled in song lyrics (clever), into your narrative. Keep writing brilliantly.

Wendy Winter Altadena

Thank you for such a well-written piece. You made intelligent comments, without rancor, that need to be made. This feud is such a microcosm of today: vanity, arrogance, privilege. The bad boys are still trying to smack down the woman, but my sense with Taylor Swift is she is an empowered woman who will have none of this. David Osborne Laguna Niguel

I thoroughly enjoyed your column. Especially your Rachel Maddow line. In just a few words it captures and conveys so many different images and thoughts about political discourse today. Jesus Armas Upland