Letters: ‘Was Her Decision the Right One? I Don’t Know.’
Readers share their thoughts—many derived from personal experience—on how transparent cancer patients should be about their prognosis.
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Members of Youth vs. Apocalypse Defend Their Exchange With Dianne Feinstein
“We were not ‘aggrieved.’”
Letters: Is It Constitutional to Allow a Religious Symbol on Public Land?
Readers discuss the implications of The American Legion v. American Humanist Association, which is being argued in the Supreme Court today.
Letters: ‘I’d Stop Hating Beets If They’d Stop Tasting Like Dirt’
Readers discuss what causes food aversions—and what might cure them.
Letters: ‘It Is Difficult to Accept That One of Our Own Would Betray Us’
Readers discuss the Jussie Smollett case—and John McWhorter’s argument that “victimhood chic” is a 21st-century phenomenon.
Letters: ‘Colin Kaepernick Did Not “Win”’
Readers discuss the recent settlement between the former San Francisco 49ers quarterback turned activist and the National Football League.
Letters: ‘Justice Cannot Be Deaf’
Readers—including members of the National Court Reporters Association—react to the finding that court stenographers often misunderstand Black English.
Letters: ‘Tribes Do Not Tolerate Freedom’
Readers react to Peter Wehner’s reflection on what he’s gained by leaving the Republican Party—and discuss how tribalism has shaped the political debate.
Letters: ‘Rahm Emanuel Is Right: Principals Matter’
Readers respond to the Chicago mayor’s argument that policy makers would do well to question their assumptions about education reform.
Letters: When and Why Did You Join—or Quit—Facebook?
This week marks the social network’s 15th anniversary. We asked readers to share their Facebook origin stories—and whether their interactions with the platform have changed over time.