To the editor: Just returned from the “We are the change/We are the Future” rally organized by the interest group with the longest name: Parents United in Support of International Leadership Charter School. A scene straight out of Orwell’s “Animal Farm,” International Leadership emptied its high school to fluff the numbers and provide a sheep chorus. more

To the editor: There are better ways for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to spend $100 million than the installation of platform gates at three NYC Transit subway stations. more

If anyone had any remaining questions about whether or not climate change exists, all they had to do was look outside last Wednesday and Thursday. That amber smog was not an impending thunderstorm. more

I have often maintained that the evolutionary pathway that led to the advent of human beings — Homo sapiens — contains horrendous flaws, so that while we display our intellectual prowess in countless ways, we have lost crucial instincts and have a tendency to do all sorts of things that prevent us from living together peaceably. more

To the editor: The withdrawal from Afghanistan was more embarrassing than Vietnam. It was much more chaotic, left thousands behind, caused the death of 13 American soldiers, abandoned a large important airbase, and $80 billion of military equipment. Afghanistan is now one of the largest arms in dealers in that area of the world. more

To the editor: (re: “The disfigurement of liberalism,” June 1) Steve Siegelbaum in his recent letter responding to Barry Ziman wrote that “Ziman engages in the dangerous game of false equivalence when he references antisemitism from the left and the right of the political spectrum. more

To the editor: Recently, I’ve noticed several of my neighbors have begun installing solar panels on their roofs, no doubt as a result of the rebates made newly available by the Inflation Reduction Act. more

The death of Jordan Neely on a subway train last month at the hands of a passenger who says he was trying to protect other frightened passengers says more about the state of mental health of people in New York City than anything else. more

In the editorial, “Citizenship Day is just as important as Flag Day,” we asked you to take a short U.S. citizenship test. Here are the answers: more

To the editor: I represent one of the poorest Congressional districts in America. The fraudulent Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 — the House bill that raises the debt ceiling until 2025, … more