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Readers discuss an essay that argued their worries were irrational. Also: Tuning Donald Trump out; Mayor Adams’s veto; a U.S.-Canada wall; a refuge from politics.

Readers discuss police reforms after the George Floyd murder. Also: The submersible; Justice Alito’s ethics; President Trump’s behavior; child care funding.

Readers discuss the former president’s speech and urge less media coverage of him. Also: Liberal victories in two races; a renewed interest in Freud.

A special cab ride home, getting a watch fixed and more reader tales of New York City in this week’s Metropolitan Diary.

Reaction to the video of the Memphis police brutally beating a Black man. Also: The Turing test; scientific breakthroughs; big development projects.

Readers offer their views on what the midterms signified. Also: Issues raised by the climate summit; the asylum system; coarsened political discourse.

Readers urge stronger intervention and steep penalties for any war crimes. Also: Politicians, act for us; balloons’ peril; tenant evictions; smashing rackets.

Readers discuss whether the Democrats should take a progressive path or a more moderate one. Also: Threats to schools.

More responses to our request for readers to find silver linings amid an awful year. Dec. 20, 2020 To the Editor: The year 2020 gave the world perspective. We took so much for granted before the pandemic entered our lives: dining out whenever we wanted to; dropping in to see friends; hugging our relatives; traveling at will. It is part of the human condition to not appreciate something until it is taken away. When our lives do return to normal — sooner I hope rather than later — I wil...