OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR

The New ‘Superpredator’ Myth

There is a misguided panic about youth gangs.

By ALEX S. VITALE

March for Our Lives: The Students Arrive in Washington

The kids are in town.

By PATRICK CHAPPATTE

LETTER

The Crisis in New York City Public Housing

The Legal Aid Society says the solution is simple: more money.

LETTERS

The Quest for Fair Elections

Readers urge further scrutiny of voting here and abroad.

LETTER

Helping Low-Income People: The Cruel Way and the Right Way

Instead of more work requirements for federal assistance, raise the minimum wage and support job-creation programs, a reader says.

LETTERS

Bolton the Hawk Gets His Chance

Readers worry that the latest shake-up brings more hard-liners into the president’s inner circle. One calls it “patently terrifying.”

GRAY MATTER

How Genetics Is Changing Our Understanding of ‘Race’

If scientists avoid discussing the topic candidly, racist theories will fill the vacuum.

By DAVID REICH

OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR

Why It’s So Hard to Reform Canadian Health Care

A mix of pride, defensiveness and terror of an American-style system makes it hard for Canada to admit where it falls short.

By DANIELLE MARTIN

CONTRIBUTING OP-ED WRITER

If You Love High TV Bills, This Is the Merger for You

An antitrust challenge to AT&T’s merger with Time Warner is the last chance to stop pay-television bills from getting any higher.

By TIM WU

OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR

How to Prevent Smart People From Spreading Dumb Ideas

Think first before you retweet that bit of fake news.

By MICHAEL J. SOCOLOW