The Conversation
Readers respond to August 2019 articles on stock buybacks, the return of measles, and DIY coffins.
Readers Respond: The Case Against Paper Straws
“Paper straws are not going to solve the ocean plastics crisis,” a reader writes. But they’re a good first step.
What Daniel Patrick Moynihan Actually Thought About Race
A reader pushes back on the notion that Moynihan was “quiet” in the face of Richard Nixon’s racism.
‘Extreme Larks’ Share Their (Very) Early Morning Routines
Some get right to work. Others watch the sun come up and listen to the birds.
Letters: The Medieval World of Incarceration
After Jeffrey Epstein’s death, readers discuss the mistreatment of inmates in U.S. correctional facilities and state penitentiaries.
The Conversation
Readers respond to our July 2019 feature on professional decline and more.
When Public Schools Rely on Local Property Taxes: Letters
Readers discuss the phenomenon of school districts being isolated from financial resources in their communities.
Singapore’s Ambassador: ‘Our Laws Are for Us to Make’
The city-state’s ambassador to the United States defends a new law that allows Singapore’s government to determine what is true and what is “fake news.”
Letters: How to Help Monarch Butterflies
Two readers discuss their efforts to support the migration of wild monarchs.
The Conversation
Readers respond to our June 2019 cover story.
Letters: Trump Is a ‘Source of Hope’ for Taiwan
A Taiwanese American reader reflects on American-Taiwanese relations in the age of Trump.
Qatar Responds: Don’t Cancel the 2022 World Cup
The tournament’s host country pushes back on Franklin Foer’s proposal that FIFA change course and reallocate funds to women’s soccer.
What Do We Owe Our National Parks?
In 1961, Atlantic readers debated a question Americans are still asking today.
Readers Defend the Boomer Generation
“Greed and self-interest know no generational boundaries.”
Letters: The Navy Was ‘Conceding Defeat to an Overbearing President’
Members of the American military weigh in on the USS John S. McCain scandal.
The Conversation
Readers respond to “The Trouble With Dentistry” and more.
Letters: Confronting Biological Denialism on Campus
Readers discuss the dangers that arise when students reject well-established scientific ideas—and suggest ways to encourage productive dialogue.
Letters: The Meaning of Shakespeare's Identity
Readers discuss the possibility that the person behind Shakespeare’s works was not the man buried in Stratford.
Letters: The Two Types of Airport People
People who arrive at the airport early aren’t “overprepared,” one reader argues. “They’re just organized.”
Letters: ‘There’s a Joy in Interacting With the Printed Word’
Readers discuss the decline in the use of library books at colleges and universities.