Letters

Teachers Respond: Should Schools Reopen?

Readers discuss whether it’s safe for children and educators to go back to the classroom this fall.

• August 12, 2020

Something We Can All Agree On? Corporate Buzzwords Are the Worst.

After publishing an article on office jargon, we asked you for your most loathed examples.

• Kate Cray
• May 5, 2020

No, the Post-9/11 Era Is Not Over

Ending the period requires decisive action, one reader writes, including closing the prison at Guantánamo Bay.

• April 29, 2020

Join the #AtlanticPoetryChallenge on Instagram

Celebrate National Poetry Month with our writing prompts.

• Nesima Aberra
• April 6, 2020

Readers Debate the Merits of Paul Krugman’s Blunt Approach

Why does the New York Times columnist sound so furious?

• March 3, 2020

Educational Institutions Should Engage More—Not Less—With China

Graduates of an academic program in Beijing discuss the importance of demystifying and challenging the Communist country from the inside.

• February 25, 2020

Twitter Is Not as Important as Journalists Make It Seem

Just 10 percent of users on the platform are responsible for 80 percent of tweets. Yet, one reader argues, Twitter exerts outsize power and influence on our public discourse.

• February 12, 2020

‘One Cannot Shame a Depressed Person Into Getting Well’

Readers debate how we should talk about suicide

• February 1, 2020

The UNHCR Defends Its Global Compact on Refugees

The United Nations agency responds to a critique of its 2018 compact and affirms its obligation “to protect and assist all people fleeing war and persecution.”

• January 24, 2020

Letters: The Thrill of Garbage Trucks

Readers consider why kids are so fascinated by trash-pickup vehicles—and why adults aren’t.

• January 5, 2020

Letters: Are Eye Exams Necessary?

Readers discuss why glasses and contact lenses are so difficult to get in the United States.

• December 24, 2019