Letters

Letters: 'My Dad Was Not My Biological Father'

Readers share their experiences receiving surprising results from a genetics test.

• 9:00 AM ET

Letter: ‘IDs Are Everything’

A reader stresses the social and economic importance of having official identification.

• Aug 11, 2018

Letters: What’s In a Name?

Readers discuss what it means to adopt a spouse’s last name—or not.

• Aug 7, 2018

Letter: Literature Should Be a Medical School Admissions Requirement

A physician argues in favor of a new approach to medical education.

• Aug 5, 2018

Letters: ‘All of Us Authors Are in It Together’

Readers weigh in on Amazon’s self-publishing model.

• Aug 3, 2018

Letter: The Long-Delayed Pursuit of Justice

A reader sees the reopening of the Emmett Till case as an opportunity for further racial reconciliation.

• Jul 26, 2018

Letters: ‘Find Your Passion’ Doesn’t Mean What You Think It Does

Readers react to a report on a new study suggesting that students should ignore the oft-repeated advice.

• Jul 19, 2018

What Should the Girl Scouts Stand For?

In 1955, readers weighed in on changes made to the Girl Scout Handbook and the international objectives of the organization.

• Mara Wilson
• Jul 8, 2018

Letters: ‘A Luxury Service At a Bottom-Wage Price’

Readers weigh in on the pitfalls of the gig economy.

• Jul 7, 2018

Letters: ‘Parenting Is Hard. We All Do Our Best.’

Parents of trans children respond to The Atlantic’s July/August cover story.

• Jun 26, 2018

Letters From the Archives: Atlantic Readers Had Mixed Feelings About Hippies

In the fall of 1967, readers responded to an article about the hippies of Haight-Ashbury.

• Mara Wilson
• Jun 25, 2018

A History of The Atlantic’s Reader Correspondence

Since 1877, the publication has garnered and published letters in various forms. We’ve traced the timeline.

• Mara Wilson
• Jun 23, 2018

Letters From the Archives: Harry Truman Explains Why He Dropped the Bomb

In 1947, the then-president wrote to the editors regarding his decision to use atomic warfare during World War II.

• Mara Wilson
• Jun 23, 2018

Letter: Trump’s North Korea Statements Are an ‘Acknowledgement of Reality’

A reader weighs in on last week’s summit in Singapore.

• Jun 19, 2018

Letters: The NYC Subway Is Not ‘Beyond Repair’

Readers debate a proposal to replace the New York City subway with autonomous subterranean vehicles.

• Jun 13, 2018

Letter: Electric Scooters Aren’t Selfies, They’re Selfie Sticks

A reader traces the electric scooter craze to the growing influence of Chinese manufacturing on our global urban environment.

• Jun 6, 2018

Letters: ‘I'd Rather Suffer Honestly Than Proclaim Victory!’

Readers debate the virtues of fair-weather fandom.

• Jun 1, 2018

Letter: We Need to Support Working Families

A reader weighs in on why some women delay starting a family.

• May 30, 2018