Readers respond to news and opinion articles about Bill Gates’s public memo on climate change. Also: Interfaith connections; the myth of originalism.

Zohran Mamdani shattered a barrier that seemed insurmountable since the Sept. 11 attacks changed what it meant to be Muslim in the city.

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Officials have accused the United States of foreign interference and called on Washington to support the country’s democracy instead of fomenting division.

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The sheer scale of everyday horror has shaken Mexico’s traditional relationship with death.

Mamdani might be working in Democrats’ favor. But what about “No Kings”?

The United States isn’t exceptional because of our common culture; it’s exceptional because Americans have been able to cohere despite cultures that set us apart.