Letters to the Editor

Readers question Ross Douthat’s arguments about belief.

Responses to the resignation of the U.S. attorney in Manhattan. Also: Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s confirmation as health secretary; Donald Trump “winning.”

Former health officials object to restrictions on the agency. Also: The Kennedy Center; Mayor Eric Adams; profiles in cowardice; fury over Gaza; a plea for protests.

Readers discuss the showdown with President Trump. Also: A report on nature; Hank Azaria’s voice; A.I. jobs; attacks on diversity.

Readers discuss the administration and the media. Also: Acts of resistance; Joan Didion’s diary; cuts in arts funding; competition in tech.

Readers respond to the “don’t tune out” editorial. Also: The ethics of trans care; Guantánamo questions; President Trump and the Kennedy Center.

Readers differ about whom to blame for the party’s situation and how to fix it. Also: Asheville’s challenges; caring for mental health.

Readers discuss diversity, equity and inclusion in the military, the government and in corporations.

Readers protest the abrupt seizure and threats to some of the nation’s most essential agencies. Also: Praise for federal workers; King George III.

Readers worry that fraud may tarnish the field and slow the race for a cure. Also: Charles Blow’s farewell; treatment for addiction; the Gulf of America; Socrates and Donald Trump.