Readers condemn the Trump administration’s plans to remove some Smithsonian exhibits. Also: Secrets of aging well.

If we bedeck him more, maybe he’ll bedevil us less.

In a climate-twisted summer, a garden runs riot.

The medical profession has clear rules and responsibilities. What about the chatbots?

Giving up on mRNA is a dangerous decision.

The I.R.S. just needs to get the details right.

The meeting was a stark reminder of a simple truth: The real barrier between President Trump and peace in Ukraine is Vladimir Putin.

The president wants to unleash American artificial intelligence companies on the world, but Europe can still stand in his way.

Readers discuss definitions of death in the context of organ donations. Also: Addressing sexual abuse at Uber.

Farmers thought they’d benefit greatly under Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s goals for Americans’ health. They’re not so sure anymore.

The fact that we’re talking like Donald Trump could mean that we’re starting to think like him as well.

The nation’s most trusted institution must not be reduced to a political tool.

China’s biotechnology sector has established a bright future by focusing not on breakthrough cures and treatments but on speed and efficiency.

It’s fine to make room for the next generation.

Natasha Sarin walks through how Trump’s tariffs, the A.I. boom and the leadership shake-up at the Bureau of Labor Statistics are impacting the economy.

Democrats should remember: “It’s the crime, stupid!”

The Netflix animated blockbuster might be proof that we are finally living in a post-multicultural world.

Why I believe American support for Israel in this conflict is a moral and practical failure.

It’s been a summer full of Trump’s overreach. Our round table convenes to discuss.

Natasha Sarin walks through how Trump’s tariffs, the A.I. boom and the leadership shake-up at the Bureau of Labor Statistics are impacting the economy.

Vying for social influence and top-tier gossip in the Hamptons? The Romans were just like you — but they liked drowning people for fun more, too.

Once it gets here, the future won’t feel extreme; it will feel ordinary. It’s just that our idea of ordinary will shift a bit.

The Fresh Air Fund serves New York City children. Here’s how you can help.

It’s been a summer full of Trump’s overreach. Our round table convenes to discuss.

Few East-West meetings have ended with less clarity than Friday’s Trump-Putin summit in Alaska. What was clear, though, was that Vladimir Putin was well satisfied.

For more than 20 years, Western leaders have played right into Putin’s hands — and given one a shake.

Readers criticize a guest essay about the pleasures of smoking. Also: The trauma of jury duty; the federalized police in Washington, D.C.

It tethers us to the world, brings us together, asks our bodies to remember a time beyond ourselves.

MAGA would fill museums with self-glorifying kitsch, the aesthetic lingua franca of all authoritarians.