Letters to the Editor

Responses to an essay about “no promise” graduates. Also: Justice Alito and “godliness”; Sudan’s tragedy; whistle-blower protections; dreading election night.

Readers respond to a column by Nicholas Kristof. Also: An arms competition with China; A.D.H.D. medication; Donald Trump’s divisive rhetoric.

Older readers offer a range of perspectives in response to a column by Charles M. Blow.

Responses to a column by David French and his former church. Also: An extremist Supreme Court; a “failing candidacy”; help after prison.

Responses to a guest essay asserting that the pandemic likely began with a lab leak. Also: President Biden’s image problems; “junk fees” in restaurants.

Readers discuss a woman’s conversations with Justice Samuel Alito and Chief Justice John Roberts under false pretenses.

Readers discuss addiction, call for compassion and praise how the president has supported his son.

Responses to an article about a generation tugged in different directions. Also: Gun trafficking to Mexico; a strong leader; Joe Biden’s tall tales.

Responses to the military raid and the carnage in Gaza. Also: A Trump assessment; John Roberts’s legacy; abandoned oil wells; a grief memorial.

Responses to a Science Times article about the evolution of music across cultures. Also: Accepting election results; honoring the dead; fear of crime.

Readers discuss a column by Pamela Paul about college protesters’ job prospects and future careers.

Readers agree with his argument but criticize his complicity in G.O.P. policies. Also: D-Day at 80; Republican “law and order”; universities’ voices; A.I. as C.E.O.

Readers discuss various options for sentencing the former president. Also: The congestion-pricing reversal; immigration policy; fossil-free insurance.

Readers offer their analyses in response to various Opinion writers. Also: Foster children; free school meals.

Two psychiatrists respond to a Science Times article. Also: Dr. Fauci’s grilling in the House; a shortage of immigration lawyers; presidential rankings.

Readers counter his supporters’ criticism of the verdict and cite his history of fraudulent behavior. Also: A plea for shorter campaigns; inaction on guns; Elon Musk.

Readers, including Christie Brinkley, discuss the dangers. Also: About apostrophes; oversight of legislative initiatives; congestion pricing.

Readers discuss reports of a decline in deaths in the U.S. but a rise in Baltimore.

Readers offer a range of reactions and reflections.

Readers discuss the flag controversy involving the justice’s wife. Also: Math for all, not just the few; medical consent; Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and history.

Responses to an essay about the role of liberal arts in higher education. Also: Tim Scott; political violence; saving Marilyn Monroe’s house; FAFSA.

Readers discuss two opinion pieces about Donald Trump’s plans if elected. Also: Gaza’s ruined hospitals; Florida’s climate law; a G.O.P. double standard; pregnancy calories.

Readers are skeptical of the decision’s argument that the redistricting was not race-based. Also: Questions for Republicans; purebred dogs; chatbot therapy; criticism of Israel.

Readers discuss Peter Coy’s proposal to reduce benefits. Also: Singapore’s view; an Ithaca man’s tragic death; MSNBC’s role in our democracy.

Readers discuss a guest essay about removing children from troubled homes.

Readers offer their analysis of why she said she would vote for him. Also: Blaming the wife; maligning Justice Juan Merchan; a caregiver’s story.

Readers discuss a column by Ezra Klein. Also: Benjamin Netanyahu’s fate; Madonna at 65; a pediatrics group on gender-affirming care.

Readers react to several articles about the upside-down flag flown at the justice’s home. Also: The taco court case; G.O.P. denial of benefits; Equinox and equity.

Readers discuss a guest essay responding to critics of the protests. Also: Faith, family and the G.O.P.; deep dish pizza.

Readers disagree about a guest essay by Megan K. Stack. Also: Big politics in politics; “journey” as metaphor; helping the mentally ill and homeless.

Readers discuss a guest essay about Ozempic. Also: Donald Trump as husband; the Republican Party and Latino voters; animal-to-human transplants.

Readers offer suggestions and personal stories in response to two guest essays.

Readers fear “tyranny,” dread election night and offer Trump-Induced Anxiety therapy. Also: Justice Alito’s upside-down flag; debate rules; marriage penalties.

Readers discuss appearances by three of the justices at recent conferences and graduations. Also: Forms of oppression; G.O.P. hypocrisy on antisemitism.

Three Israelis offer their perspectives on the war. Also: Trump cheerleaders; rooting for A.I.; bipartisan action; playing catch; ban on apostrophes.

Readers discuss a guest essay by a doctor calling for changes in the medical culture. Also: Columbia donors; a Florida bookstore; a balloon release ban.

Responses to an article in Science Times. Also: Teaching about hate; the International Criminal Court and the Israel-Gaza war; nonpartisan House speakers.

Readers respond to a guest essay about mothers and careers. Also: Mythologizing Donald Trump; a mental health tragedy; offshore drilling.

Readers discuss a column by Ross Douthat.

Readers discuss a troubling trend. Also: Rights at risk; the takeover at Columbia; Beethoven’s legacy; PEN America; Donald Trump’s empty oath.

Readers discuss her testimony, urge live TV coverage and cite a parable. Also: A judge’s bias; Marjorie Taylor Greene; R.F.K. Jr.; teen depression and smartphones.

Readers discuss Justice Juan Merchan’s options. Also: If there’s a Trump conviction; TikTok and China; abortion exceptions; saving the bees.

Readers criticize protesters who try to maintain their anonymity. Also: Money and politics; protecting oceans; possible exiles if Donald Trump wins.

Readers discuss the congestion pricing plan for New York. Also: Kristi Noem, Tim Scott and the truth; an immunity amendment to the Constitution.

The former House speaker, responding to an Opinion essay, points to legislation pending in Congress.

Readers discuss a guest essay that argued they are both. Also: College roommates; tech in school; truths about Russia; water and politics.

Readers discuss the “freedom to be fat” and related health and parenting issues.

Readers discuss an Opinion guest essay calling that a fantasy. Also: Quality at Boeing; a toilet sign; running, fast and slow.

Responses to news and opinion articles about the campus protests. Also: Trump logic; pondering another civil war; lessons in the classroom.

Responses to articles about the case before the Supreme Court. Also: Perspectives on the campus protests; how children value trees as homes for animals.