LETTERS

Men, Women and Talking About Pornography

Readers respond to a column by Ross Douthat that urged restrictions.

LETTERS

Questions for the N.R.A. and Its Members

Readers ask whose freedom counts and wonder when sportsmen will come to their senses.

TIMESVIDEO

Trans Americans Like Me Are Worthy of Military Service

President Trump and his proposal to ban transgender people from the military is an insult to the thousands who are already serving capably.

By KRISTIN BECK

On the Gun Debate

The shooting in Parkland, Fla., has reignited debates about legal priorities in America.

By PATRICK CHAPPATTE

OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR

Tyranny of the American Visa Regime

Onerous travel restrictions on journalists, academics and students go to the heart of what kind of country the United States wants to be.

By JAMES HARKIN

LETTER

A Student’s Voice for Gun Control

A high school student asks, “Is a child’s freedom not more important than another’s hobby?”

LETTERS

Using Our Power to Fight for Gun Laws

Readers respond to articles dealing with guns as a voter’s litmus test and arming school staff members.

OPINION

Frederick Douglass’s Fight Against Scientific Racism

He understood that the ends to which science could be used were forever bound up with the moral choices of its practitioners.

By ERIC HERSCHTHAL

LETTER

A Push to Lift a Ban on Pell Grants for Prisoners

The Vera Institute of Justice says lifting the ban on Pell Grants for prisoners is a policy that both parties can support.

LETTER

A Force for Market Stability

BlackRock officials write that exchange-traded funds act as forces of stability on high-volume trading days.