Letters to the Editor

Responses to an essay about facility fees added by hospital-affiliated practices. Also: The border; North Korea’s weapons; Justin Timberlake’s arrest.

Responses to a guest essay by Vivek H. Murthy, the surgeon general. Also: A debate suggestion; the real choice in the election; stepmothers.

Responses to an essay about Jan. 6 and memory. Also: Donald Trump’s V.P. factors; an age limit for presidents; Ukraine peace talks; avoiding parenthood.

Readers discuss a column by David Brooks about “The Sins of the Educated Class.”

Readers make their wishes known about the debate. Also: The Ten Commandments in public classrooms; asylum seekers; Black women’s health; Justice Alito’s wife.

Responses to Ross Douthat’s interview with Senator Vance. Also: Clarence Thomas and the Supreme Court’s reputation; hair loss; a perplexing headline.

Readers pay tribute to the beloved Giants great, who died on Tuesday.

Readers recount their experiences coping with the disease. Also: A mother’s dementia; the B.D.S. movement; dangers of factory farms.

Readers discuss preparations by progressive activists and others. Also: A nuclear threat; geoengineering; Gaza protests in Belgium; a tribe’s whale hunt.

Responses to an essay about “no promise” graduates. Also: Justice Alito and “godliness”; Sudan’s tragedy; whistle-blower protections; dreading election night.

Readers respond to a column by Nicholas Kristof. Also: An arms competition with China; A.D.H.D. medication; Donald Trump’s divisive rhetoric.

Older readers offer a range of perspectives in response to a column by Charles M. Blow.

Responses to a column by David French and his former church. Also: An extremist Supreme Court; a “failing candidacy”; help after prison.

Responses to a guest essay asserting that the pandemic likely began with a lab leak. Also: President Biden’s image problems; “junk fees” in restaurants.

Readers discuss a woman’s conversations with Justice Samuel Alito and Chief Justice John Roberts under false pretenses.

Readers discuss addiction, call for compassion and praise how the president has supported his son.

Responses to an article about a generation tugged in different directions. Also: Gun trafficking to Mexico; a strong leader; Joe Biden’s tall tales.

Responses to the military raid and the carnage in Gaza. Also: A Trump assessment; John Roberts’s legacy; abandoned oil wells; a grief memorial.

Responses to a Science Times article about the evolution of music across cultures. Also: Accepting election results; honoring the dead; fear of crime.

Readers discuss a column by Pamela Paul about college protesters’ job prospects and future careers.