The Atlantic Letters: Legalizing 'Free-Range' Parenting Is a Step in the Right DirectionThe AtlanticReaders push back on the notion that ‘free-range’ parenting laws benefit some more than others. In a recent article on TheAtlantic.com, Jessica McCrory Calarco examined Utah’s new “free-range” parenting
The Atlantic Letters: Who Handles The Dishes?The AtlanticReaders consider whether doing dishes is, in fact, the worst. Last week, Caroline Kitchener wrote about a new report that examines the strain dishwashing can have on heterosexual relationships. I always
The Atlantic Letters: How to Interpret a PoemThe AtlanticThe text accompanying a new Atlantic video, animated by Jackie Lay, challenged the prevailing interpretation of Robert Frost’s “The Road Not Taken” as an ode to individualism. Like “The Road Not Taken,”
The Atlantic Letters: Is There a Difference Between a Frat and a Gang?The AtlanticReaders react to Ibram X. Kendi’s essay on the similarities between fraternities and gangs—and the differences in how they’re treated. In a recent essay on TheAtlantic.com, Ibram X. Kendi drew parallels
The Atlantic Letters: Why Does Gender Equality Mean Fewer Women in STEM?The AtlanticReaders respond to The Atlantic’s report on a study showing that countries that empower women tend to have more men in STEM fields. In February, Olga Khazan wrote about a new study that explored a strange
The Atlantic The ConversationThe AtlanticIn the January/February issue, Barbara Bradley Hagerty wrote about Benjamine Spencer, a convict trying to prove his innocence without DNA evidence. I spent 12 years at the H. H. Coffield Unit with Spencer,
The Atlantic We Want to Hear From YouThe Atlantic - Jeffrey GoldbergI’m writing to let you know that we’re creating a place online for your ideas and feedback. Our new Letters section, like its counterpart in print, will feature the smartest, most compelling responses
The Atlantic Letters: Why Carry a Gun?The AtlanticReaders respond to David French’s essay on what critics don’t understand about gun culture. In an essay last week on TheAtlantic.com, the writer and Iraq War veteran David French explained why he carries
The Atlantic Letters: Is the Munich Security Conference to Blame for the Void in International Relations?The AtlanticReaders respond to Eliot Cohen’s critique of a gathering that may now have lost its way. This year’s security conference in Munich, Eliot Cohen argued, was a stark reminder that this class has nothing
The Atlantic Letters: The Toll of High-Velocity BulletsThe AtlanticReaders respond to a Florida radiologist’s account of treating the victims from Parkland. Heather Sher, a Florida radiologist, wrote last week about her experience in the emergency room after the shooting
The Atlantic Letters: Bari Weiss vs. the 'Outrage Mobs'The AtlanticReaders push back on the idea that “small differences, indignation, and an infatuation with being offended” have dominated the conversation about American identity politics. In a recent article on TheAtlantic.com,
The Atlantic Letter: Can Dogs Experience Regret?The AtlanticA reader weighs in with a tale of mouth-to-muzzle resuscitation. In The Atlantic’s March issue, William Brennan explained that, according to scientific research, just because a dog looks guilty doesn’t
The Atlantic The ConversationThe AtlanticIn December, Peter Beinart argued that conservatives would be more likely to reckon with their policies’ discriminatory effects if liberals stopped carelessly crying racist. Peter Beinart, in leaning backwards
The Atlantic Letters: The Comments ApocalypseThe AtlanticReaders disagree about the merits of The Atlantic’s new online Letters section, and the decision to end comments. Last week, Jeffrey Goldberg, The Atlantic’s editor in chief, announced the creation of
The Atlantic Letter: Discussions of American Citizenship and Belonging Must Include Native PopulationsThe AtlanticIn a recent episode of Radio Atlantic, three second-generation immigrants—Priscilla Alvarez, Matt Thompson, and Alex Wagner—discussed America’s history with immigration and its immigration politics today.
The Atlantic Letter: Bilingual Education Should Be Available to All ChildrenThe AtlanticA reader argues that a more desirable workforce—and a more equitable society—hangs in the balance. In December, Conor Williams asked whether the growing demand for multilingual early-childhood programs
The Atlantic The ConversationThe Atlantic“Lola’s Story” (June), by the Filipino American journalist Alex Tizon, quickly became the most-read story on TheAtlantic.com and garnered many emotional responses from people around the United States around
The Atlantic The ConversationThe AtlanticReaders respond to our July/August 2017 cover story and more. In the July/August cover story, Mark Bowden examined the United States’ choices for dealing with “The Worst Problem on Earth”—a nuclear-armed
The Atlantic The ConversationThe AtlanticReaders respond to our September 2017 cover story and more. The election of Donald Trump, Kurt Andersen argued in his September cover story, revealed that a critical mass of Americans has become untethered
The Atlantic The ConversationThe AtlanticReaders respond to an October 2017 cover story and more. In October, Ta-Nehisi Coates argued that Donald Trump’s presidency is predicated nearly entirely on white supremacy and the negation of a black
The Atlantic The ConversationThe AtlanticIn November, Caitlin Flanagan wrote about how Tim Piazza, 19, was fatally injured at a Penn State fraternity party. Caitlin Flanagan’s stellar article was tragic but not at all shocking. I have taught
The Atlantic Letter: The Crow That Hates FalafelThe AtlanticA reader pushes back against the human tendency to see animals as merely cute. In October, Elaine Godfrey laid out a defense of the much-maligned bird. Reading the ornithologist Kevin McGowan’s comment
The Atlantic Letter: Where Charter Schools Fall ShortThe AtlanticA reader responds to The Atlantic’s recent piece on the charter-school crusader Eva Moskowitz. In the January/February issue, Elizabeth Green asked what the growing empire of Success Academy charter schools
The Atlantic Letter: The Case for Tom BradyThe AtlanticA reader criticizes TheAtlantic.com’s editor for describing Tom Brady as “eminently hateable” and “the absolute worst.” On Wednesday, Adrienne LaFrance wrote an article examining why the New England Patriots
The Atlantic Letter: Leaving America Behind Amid the Turmoil of 1968The AtlanticA reader reflects on the country’s racial struggles, then and now. In January, Vann R. Newkirk II argued that the Trump presidency can be traced to the politics of white backlash in the wake of the civil-rights
