our article on bicycle commuting (“Bike On,” Oct. 6-12, 2016) perfectly illustrates the consistent liberal tendency to commit the logical fallacy of “wishful thinking.” Wishing that people were different does not make them so. When 99.2 percent of the people do not do what you want, in spite of all the good you claim will follow, it is time to accept reality. Polls that show support are mostly manifestations of more wishful thinking.
