Letters: Should New York City Change the Admissions Process for Its Specialized High Schools?
Readers debate the merits of the city’s Specialized High School Admissions Test—and discuss whether it should be phased out altogether.
Letters: ‘I Had Minestrone Soup for Breakfast’
Readers discuss what they like to eat for their first meal of the day.
Atlantic Readers Assess the Impact of the Political Generation Gap
“The Democratic Party must learn from the mistakes of 1968 and be more open to diversified discourse if it wants to effectively use generational shifts to its advantage.”
Letters: College Students ‘Want to Speak to the Manager’
Readers respond to Tom Nichols’s criticism of recent student activism on college campuses.
The Conversation
Readers respond to our April 2019 cover story and more.
Atlantic Readers Advocate for Diversity in Medical Schools
“We call on our colleagues in medical education to seek out minority students and support them throughout their medical career.”
A Former Jeopardy Champion Scrutinizes James Holzhauer’s Strategy
“I think he has a good shot at beating Ken Jennings’s overall earnings, but I don’t see him winning anywhere near the 74 consecutive games Jennings won.”
Letters: ‘We Never Get Formal Teaching in How to Argue’
Readers discuss whether “erisology”—a new discipline studying unsuccessful disagreement—can usefully augment the work of preexisting fields.
Letters: Is Political Comedy Dead?
Readers respond to Andrew Ferguson’s argument that the White House Correspondents’ Dinner represents a kind of joke telling whose moment has passed.
A Georgetown Student Defends the Reparations Referendum
“I have no interest in seeing Georgetown front the money promised by this referendum, because I have no interest in seeing Georgetown co-opt this referendum as its own contribution.”
Letter: The Census Citizenship Question Is a ‘Nonissue’
An interviewer for the U.S. Census Bureau explains that citizenship information is already available through the American Community Survey.
The Conversation
Readers respond to our March 2019 cover story and more.
What Atlantic Readers Thought About Marijuana in the ’90s
In 1994, Eric Schlosser made the case for decriminalizing marijuana and eliminating mandatory minimum sentencing. Readers had a wide array of responses.
Letters: ‘My Heart Broke When I Found Out Notre-Dame Was Burning’
Readers lament the damage sustained by the cathedral—and discuss its rebuilding.
Atlantic Readers on Reading (and Rereading) Slaughterhouse-Five
“If you are troubled by your life, your relationships, politics, cruelty in the world, turning 50, global warming, that’s why you need to read this book.”
Letters: ‘You Should See What He’s Done to Satire’
Readers debate whether President Trump has rendered fiction redundant.
Readers Respond to Caitlin Flanagan’s Argument on the College-Admissions Scandal
“Her conclusion at the end that the traditional donations … actually does significant good for underprivileged students is questionable at best and likely closer to flat out false.”
Letters: Progressive Policy Proposals ‘Are Not Far Left; They Are Dead Center’
Readers react to Peter Wehner’s argument that the Democratic Party is radicalizing.
Letters: ‘Who Does Homework Work for?’
Readers consider whether after-school assignments are worthwhile for students.
Letter: The Trouble With Staying Silent on Ideological Extremism
A commentator argues for a thorough probe of the ideological spectrum of Islamophobia.