Readers differ on the meaning of Jerry Garcia’s politics. Also: Where students debate; more trees in cities; lawyers vs. President Trump.

Most children learn at some point that flipping the board doesn’t make them the winner.

Puerto Rico’s struggles run deep, but a concert series hints at what might be possible.

Airport lounges have never been more popular — and not worth the hassle.

Defeating Hamas does not require starving a single child.

Nobody likes a dumb guy.

Why do we buy whatever it is that she is selling?

When I constantly check in with my teenage son, am I really trying to protect him or just calming my own nerves?

Why starvation in Gaza has reached a tipping point, and what it could mean for the future of the conflict in the Middle East.

In water, you have achieved the impossible. You’re young and old simultaneously.

Readers respond to a guest essay by Jennifer Frey about the University of Tulsa’s Honors College.

Why it’s a mistake to quickly lock in on a single theory.

A historian sees the dangerous parallels between artificial intelligence and the Enlightenment.

The way the Bureau of Labor Statistics produces data is widely trusted. Firing the commissioner is damaging to that trust.

It was within the orange tree in our front yard that the first spider appeared, sparking my poet’s imagination.

So far, Americans are experiencing costs but not the purported benefits of his attempt to remake the global economy.

Readers discuss a series of setbacks under the Trump administration. Also: Sugary drinks and SNAP.

Yoram Hazony, the author of “The Virtue of Nationalism,” discusses the principles of national conservatism.

There’s no more pretending that it’s rebellious to be reactionary.

Trump’s handling of the Epstein issue runs counter to the sense that he is an outsider fighting a hostile class of insiders.

The largest shifts come from geopolitical disruptions that put pressure on the mechanisms of the global economy.

I was shocked to see ChatGPT echo the very tone I’d once cultivated.

To end starvation — and stave off social collapse — in Gaza, Israel must allow humanitarian-aid professionals to do their jobs.