To the Editor:

Re Administration Sues to Delay Boltons Memoir (front page, June 17):

Donald Trump, the self-proclaimed most transparent president in history, sues John Bolton, a former national security adviser, to delay sales of Mr. Boltons memoir about his time in the White House.

The president also refuses to let us see his school records and his tax returns. In addition, he instructed subpoenaed witnesses in his impeachment trial to ignore the subpoenas.

Facts are funny things. The bold nontransparency he practices is unprecedented. Lack of transparency leads to ethical and moral questions and only increases suspicion of wrongdoing.

Patricia WellerEmmitsburg, Md.

To the Editor:

I can certainly understand why the government wants to quash John Boltons tell-all book prior to publication. If it ever got out that our country was being led by an incompetent, easily manipulated narcissist, foreign adversaries would be sure to take advantage of our weakness.

To the Editor:

Re College Kids Cant Resist Risk (Op-Ed, June 16):

As a developmental psychologist, I have great respect for Laurence Steinbergs work on the normative nature of adolescent risk-taking behavior. In study after study, he and others have demonstrated that college students take foolish risks, sometimes endangering their own lives.

The question is whether or not students will take the necessary precautions to protect the lives of others, especially people at higher risk for the virus, including older staff and faculty who work on campus as well as those with pre-existing health conditions.

To encourage this, we need to educate students about the effectiveness of masks, social distancing and proper hygiene; involve student leaders in putting protocols in place for healthy behaviors on campus, especially in dormitories; and encourage student influencers to model safe behaviors. Only a culture of care will stop the spread of this deadly virus.

Kathleen McCartneyNorthampton, Mass.The writer is the president of Smith College.

To the Editor:

As the Country Opens Up, Children With Disabilities Are Getting Left Behind (Parenting, nytimes.com, June 10) highlights critical health inequities worsened by the pandemic. We must also not leave behind adults with disabilities, those who may not have the daily support of their parents watchful eyes.

With the country adapting to life online, adults with disabilities may struggle with this transition, as they are less likely to have access to computers because of cost and lack of training.

Technology is essential for individuals to engage in disability programming while physically distancing. Sources of support for the disabled community, including educators and health care providers, must identify solutions to optimize access to and comfort with technology.

For the first time in our four years of medical education, we are receiving telemedicine training through a student-driven Covid-19 curriculum. Medical schools across the country need to develop standardized telemedicine instruction.

Most important, curriculums must become more inclusive in serving patients with disabilities, both adults and children. Otherwise, we risk excluding a vulnerable population from engaging in this new era of telemedicine.

Danny LinggonegoroCaitlin RadfordBostonThe writers are fourth-year students at Harvard Medical School and members of the Disabilities in Medicine and Dentistry Working Group.

See the article here:
The Suit Against John Boltons Book - The New York Times