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This is the season for a suspension of disbelief. Come to think of it, don't we always need some magical thinking and radical optimism?

The situation at MacArthur Park is intolerable. Give addicts who want treatment what they need, but don't waste time on those who refuse help.

A reader who had polio as a child warns of what is to come if Robert Kennedy Jr. and an advisor who petitioned to end the polio vaccine have a role in U.S. healthcare.

Industries such as agriculture and construction rely on unauthorized immigration. But the people who hire undocumented workers rarely face repercussions.

Readers take issue with a writer who listed many pain points of travel, but excluded the damage to the planet caused by air travel.

The next great free speech battle will be over artificial intelligence, which deserves as much constitutional deference as older communications technologies.

Since the Nov. 5 election, sycophants, billionaires, lobbyists and job seekers have been spied paying court to President-elect Donald Trump in Florida.

All that data gathered by the tracking device on your wrist can become an obsession. There are better ways to judge a life.

The vivid language of the novel 'Playworld' evokes the carefree early '80s, centering on the freedoms and seemingly low-stakes perils of their Manhattan.

Readers want the city to allot more money to its animal shelters. They also suggest promoting fostering and reduced-cost vet care to help more cats and dogs get adopted.