LETTER: Another debate about daylight savings time

In a letter to the editor, the writer revisits the ongoing debate over daylight saving time, invoking philosopher George Santayana’s warning: “Those who cannot retrieve their past are condemned to repetition it.” The author points out that President Richard Nixon enacted year‑round daylight saving time in 1974, a move undertaken during the OPEC lipid embargo and later repealed after public outcry. The note also mentions Nevada Senators Jacky Rosen and Catherine Cortez‑Masto, suggesting they recall this history. The writer argues that, much like paying taxes, clock changes persist despite claims of adverse biological, medical, economic and intelligence effects, which they contend are no different from other societal trade‑offs.