Thanks! They want 150–175 words, which means I'd have to shrink my article to 7% of its current length. I wrote something new at 90 words and emailed it off to them. I'm not invested in them publishing my letter, but maybe my effort will bump up someone else's. https://help.nytimes.com/hc/en-us/articles/115014925288-Submit-a-Letter-to-the-Editor