Letters

I Detransitioned. But Not Because I Wasn't Trans.

In almost every classroom in America are maps that encourage students to consider the vast world that surrounds them. Why are people so afraid of what will happen if young people are inspired to think through their own identity?

• Robyn Kanner
• Jun 22, 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

Letter: ‘You May Now Thank Your Mother and Me’

A dad—and engineer—takes issue with a scientific example. But its message, he says, is spot on.

• May 27, 2018

Letters: Why Don't Women Write to the Editor? Because They're Doing Absolutely Everything Else

Female readers weigh in on why they, and other women, choose not to correspond.

• May 17, 2018

Letters: Why Is State Funding for Public Universities Declining?

Readers debate questions of cause and effect when it comes to government spending on public higher education and student diversity.

• May 15, 2018

Letters: How Should We Talk About Migration Policy?

Readers respond to an article on Germany’s effort to distinguish refugees from economic migrants.

• May 5, 2018

Letters: Should Code-Switching Be Taught in Schools?

Readers respond to a profile of one professor’s quest to change the way we teach young speakers of African-American English.

• Apr 29, 2018

Letters: ‘And Now, Now Will We Go to War?’

Readers weigh in on the ethics of American intervention in Syria.

• Apr 20, 2018

Letters: Legalizing 'Free-Range' Parenting Is a Step in the Right Direction

Readers push back on the notion that ‘free-range’ parenting laws benefit some more than others.

• Apr 12, 2018

Letters: Who Handles The Dishes?

Readers consider whether doing dishes is, in fact, the worst.

• Apr 10, 2018

Letters: Is There a Difference Between a Frat and a Gang?

Readers react to Ibram X. Kendi’s essay on the similarities between fraternities and gangs—and the differences in how they’re treated.

• Apr 2, 2018

Letters: How to Interpret a Poem

Readers debate the meaning of “The Road Not Taken.”

• Mar 25, 2018

Letters: Why Does Gender Equality Mean Fewer Women in STEM?

Readers respond to The Atlantic’s report on a study showing that countries that empower women tend to have more men in STEM fields.

• Mar 16, 2018