Letters to the Editor - The Washington Post<!-- -->
Opinion

What America owes long covid patients

Plus: How to reduce women’s risk of lung cancer a debate over a federal bill that has played a key role in medical innovation.

Letters to the EditorJune 4, 2024
Opinion

What were Justice Alito, his wife — and The Post — thinking?

Readers on the justice, his wife, her flag and our paper’s coverage.

Letters to the EditorJune 3, 2024
Opinion

How to reduce the number of abortions in Virginia

Plus bike lanes, a memorial to Stumpy and a Boy Scout speaks up.

Letters to the EditorJune 2, 2024
Opinion

Appreciate clean water and rushing rivers while we still have them

From the Maury River, to America’s ports, readers reflect on the value of clean water.

Letters to the EditorMay 31, 2024
Opinion

How Kenyans, Nicaraguans and other Americans see your donated clothes

One person’s trash is another person’s opportunity. Plus, the cancer we should take more seriously.

Letters to the EditorMay 31, 2024
Opinion

Readers critique The Post: God, save the king!

Here are this week's Free for All letters.

Letters to the EditorMay 31, 2024
Opinion

Beating back a new wave of overdoses requires an honest conversation

More proactive measures must be taken to address potential overdoses.

Letters to the EditorMay 30, 2024
Opinion

Pros and cons to new tech: Stupidity, productivity and whales

AI might be coming for our voices, but readers also show how tech can save whales and trap CO2.

Letters to the EditorMay 29, 2024
Opinion

Seniors deserve to be safe. A lack of transparency stands in the way.

Nursing home oversight, President Biden’s new staffing requirement and a newly proposed bike lane route.

Letters to the EditorMay 28, 2024
Opinion

‘Made in America’ is better for the planet

Plus, readers are disgusted by Nikki Haley’s decision to vote for Donald Trump.

Letters to the EditorMay 28, 2024
Opinion

How to create a coherent American community

The past told us how the United States tried to keep people out. But how can we bring new arrivals in?

Letters to the EditorMay 27, 2024
Opinion

Honoring the real meaning of Memorial Day

Readers reflect on friends lost in Vietnam, a visit to Normandy and how summer has eclipsed service.

Letters to the EditorMay 26, 2024
Opinion

Hats off to Melania Trump’s chapeau!

Readers love the former first lady’s style and sun protection. But they’re not such big fans of Harrison Butker’s marriage advice.

Letters to the EditorMay 24, 2024
Opinion

Readers critique The Post: Remember the Jackson State killings

Here are this week's Free for All letters.

Letters to the EditorMay 24, 2024
Opinion

Jews, like all other Americans, have the right to lobby politicians

Readers respond to a Post article on Jewish business leaders lobbying in the aftermath of Oct. 7.

Letters to the EditorMay 23, 2024
Opinion

Warriors? Americans? Potatoes? Any of these beats ‘Commanders.’

Readers spar over D.C. sports — the Commanders and horse racing — and react to Maryland’s primary.

Letters to the EditorMay 22, 2024
Opinion

How can ‘traditional’ Republicans make their voices heard?

Especially when party leaders are flocking to kiss the ring at Trump’s New York trial.

Letters to the EditorMay 21, 2024
Opinion

Germany’s past just might hold the keys to America’s future

Checking corporate power doesn’t have to make for a weak economy.

Letters to the EditorMay 20, 2024
Opinion

Ban cellphones in schools? Teachers and a student weigh in.

Two teachers feel relief, but a student says they’re not the real problem. Plus, progress on sports betting should be celebrated.

Letters to the EditorMay 19, 2024
Opinion

What’s in a name? Everything, if it honors treason and slavery.

A school board said renaming schools after Confederates was honoring the community’s heritage. Readers had other ideas.

Letters to the EditorMay 17, 2024