Letters: Treatment vs. Incarceration Is a ‘False Choice’
Readers discuss how to help victims of the opioid crisis—and how to end the epidemic.
Letter: How to Stop Brain Drain on Indian Reservations
A doctor explains his decision to return to the Blackfeet Indian Reservation after medical school.
Letters: ‘The Puzzle of the Wealthy’
Readers consider why many ultrarich people aren’t satisfied with their wealth—and discuss how to make America more equitable.
Letters: ‘People Got to Expecting Our Caravan of Crazy Every Year’
Readers share their unusual holiday traditions.
Letters: ‘Biscuits in the American South Are Serious Business Y’all’
Readers consider the American biscuit—and other staples of regional cooking.
This Year’s Must-Read Letters to the Editor
Ten of the most original, thoughtful, and provocative Atlantic Letters posts from 2018
The Year in Letters
How Atlantic readers responded to the news in 2018
Letter: That’s My Mom!
A reader spots a familiar face in a 1962 photograph republished by The Atlantic.
Letters: ‘The Inherent Nature of White Supremacy Demands We Be Exemplary’
Readers debate the meaning of the Obamas’ “going high.”
The Conversation
Readers respond to our November 2018 stories and more.
Letters: ‘I’d Been Mommy-Tracked. I Felt Humiliated.’
Readers share their experiences contending with the difficulties of balancing a career in TV news and a fulfilling personal life.
Atlantic Readers Share Their Favorite Books of 2018
We asked readers of The Atlantic’s daily newsletter to tell us what they liked reading this year, and why.
Letters: ‘The Issue Goes Beyond CRISPR’
Readers weigh in on the ethical and biological dangers of human-genome editing.
Letters: ‘Newton’s First Law of Motion Doesn’t Apply to Millennial Careers’
Readers discuss who—or what—is to blame for the economic insecurity young Americans face today.
Letters: ‘Dingell Has Hit on a Solution to Cut the Gordian Knot’
Readers respond to John D. Dingell’s proposal for how to fix Congress.
Letters: ‘There Was Honestly No Good Solution’
Readers weigh in on the University of North Carolina’s recommendation that Silent Sam, a monument to a Confederate soldier, be housed in a new, $5.3 million building.
Letters: ‘Our Constitution Is Fundamentally Not Up to the Challenges We Face Today’
Readers discuss why the U.S. may not be well equipped to solve long-term problems.
Letters: ‘Graduate School Offers Ever-Increasing Pressures That Compound’
Readers react to The Atlantic’s coverage of a study that suggests that pursuing a Ph.D. may harm students’ mental health.
Letters: As Congregations Dwindle, Churches Sit Empty. What Comes Next?
Readers discuss ways to repurpose underutilized churches.
Letters: ‘The ACLU’s Stance Is Entirely Appropriate’
Readers debate the merits of stronger due-process protections in campus tribunals.