Letter: Gary Hart Was Not Set Up
A journalist who reported on Gary Hart’s downfall in 1987 pushes back on the notion that the candidate’s Monkey Business incident may have been staged.
Letters: ‘What Hope Does an Ordinary Black Man Have?’
Readers respond to Jemele Hill’s argument that black men who see themselves in Brett Kavanaugh are missing the point.
Letters: ‘It Is Devastating Every Time I Read of Another Child Who Was Not Protected’
Readers respond to the story of one child’s fatal abuse—and the child-welfare system that failed to save him.
Letter: Laquan McDonald’s Death and the Rhetoric of Police
A reader weighs in on the Chicago Police Department’s culture of intimidation, and describes her own experience processing the shooting of the 17-year-old Laquan McDonald.
The Conversation
Readers respond to September-issue stories and more.
Letters: When the Production of Knowledge Gets Messy
Readers debate the implications of an academic hoax.
Letters: ‘The Supreme Court Has Always Been a Politicized Institution’
Readers discuss the Court’s political past—and its future.
Letters: ‘It Is Clear Now That Republicans Are the Party of Wealth and Privilege’
Readers react to one Republican’s decision to leave the party he identified with for the better part of four decades.
Letters: ‘My Culture Was in My DNA’
Readers share their experiences with genetic testing—and debate whether ancestry can be a meaningful proxy for culture.
Letters: Is Trump Tom Buchanan Incarnate?
Readers reflect on how the president resembles characters in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby.
Letters: ‘Life Philosophy Is More Than a Credential’
Readers discuss the benefits and pitfalls of studying the humanities in college.
Letters: ‘Cute, but Is It Really Worth Keeping?’
Readers debate the proposition that it’s okay to toss children’s artwork.
Letters: ‘At the Time, I Told No One.’
Readers respond to Deborah Copaken’s story of her own rape in 1988, and her choice to confront the assailant in light of the Kavanaugh allegations.
A Pediatrician Tells His Former Patient: ‘I Am Disappointed in Myself’
“I never initiated discussions relating to sexuality, abuse, or rape.”
Letters: ‘We Don’t Need a Misogynist on the Supreme Court. We Have One in the White House.’
Readers weigh in on the allegations against the Supreme Court nominee.
Letters: ‘Forgive and Forget, Why Don’t You?’
Readers share their stories of sexual misconduct, and discuss what redemption might look like.
Letters: Is Marijuana Addictive?
Readers debate questions of cannabis use and abuse.
Letters: ‘Why Not Create a New Word?’
Readers mull the use of they as a third-person singular pronoun.
Letters: ‘Is There Anything Wrong With a Simple “Hello”?’
Readers consider alternatives to “Hey guys.”
Letters: Standing Up for Truth
Readers discuss Chuck Todd’s argument that it’s time for the press to “start fighting back.”