Letters to the Editor

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.

Responses to John McWhorter’s lament that their ubiquity has rendered them meaningless. Also: China and climate; kids’ reactions to news; debate conditions.

Sampling the outpouring of responses to the continuing protests on college campuses. Also: The Trump criminal cases; Trump, Pence and abortion.

Readers discuss an article about insurers sending large bills for out-of-network care. Also: Brave Trump jurors; Black voters; better than debates.

Readers largely take issue with a column by Ross Douthat about the left’s supposed unhappiness.

Readers express concern about how the justices will rule on Donald Trump’s immunity claim. Also: An environmental decision for Alaska; Ralph Nader, on third parties.

Responses to an essay about risks of choking during sex. Also: Abortion and the Supreme Court; Columbia unrest; hiring discrimination; Trump’s “fake news.”

Readers discuss a column by Nicholas Kristof. Also: Donald Trump, “unprecedented”; tech in school; how sorrow changes us; California’s property taxes.

Readers, including parents of suspended students, discuss the unrest. Also: Responses to Liz Cheney on the Supreme Court and Donald Trump’s immunity claim.

Readers praise the House speaker over the passage of the aid bill. Also: A juror’s duty; banning guns; poverty and health; anxious parents and kids.

Readers discuss whether the U.S. should follow the lead of Ireland and other countries. Also: Travel-related illnesses; affordable housing for immigrants.

A guest essay argued in favor of payments. Readers, including donors, offer divergent views.

Readers discuss the arrests of demonstrators and the university president’s congressional testimony. Also: The Israel-Iran airstrikes; the Mayorkas impeachment.

Responses to an essay that suggested that the affluent forgo some deductions. Also: Aid to Ukraine; gun safety on the set; plastics and pollutants.

Readers discuss an essay that criticized wording like “sex assigned at birth.” Also: Power over principle; the electric grid; Shakespeare’s insights.

Responses to a front-page story about an aging doctor. Also: Donald Trump’s snooze in court; women vs. Trump; free speech’s limits; the gun show

Readers discuss what’s at stake, the jurors and the possibility of Donald Trump’s testifying. Also: Aid to Ukraine; originalism; thinking rationally.

Readers discuss the hobby’s many benefits. Also: Friends in the court; politicians’ health; testing the candidates; banning plastic foam.

Readers discuss the reasons for the spike since the pandemic and how to lure students back.

Responses to an Opinion guest essay by two N.Y.U. professors. Also: Biden-Trump debates; Rosie the Riveter; never enough money.

Readers critique and suggest ways to capture, store and recycle carbon. Also: Donald Trump’s jury; food aid; cruelty to chickens; creative disagreement.

Readers discuss Boeing’s woes. Also: Arizona’s abortion ban; student loans; “nice” countries; “pro-humanity” protesters; caring about fish.

Readers discuss his statement that abortion policy should be left to the states. Also: J Street; student “brands”; GPS satellites; alternatives to social media.

Responses to an essay that rejected a two-state solution. Also: The U.S. and Israel; the eclipse; end-of-life planning; the church of Trump; the peace sign.

Her influence about weight and dieting and its objectives runs deep. Also: Unplugged from social media; keeping rodents away; ushering in spring.

Pain management is an inexact science; there is plenty of blame to go around for the abuse of such drugs.

Responses to a guest essay about ISIS and the West. Also: The Northeast quake; R.F.K. Jr.’s claim of “censorship”; obstacles to liberalism; valuing care jobs.

Responses to an Opinion essay by José Andrés and news articles. Also: New York City’s mental health shelters; the eclipse; Donald Trump and the Bible.