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Toya Sarno Jordan / Reuters Letters: ‘We Need to Read Lincoln’s Words, Heed Their Meaning, Weep That We Have Fallen Astray’
Readers respond to George Packer’s argument that a government shutdown looks like the beginning of the end that America’s 16th president always knew was possible.
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Susan Walsh / AP Letters: Is the Senate Representative Enough?
Readers respond to a proposal to reapportion the Senate.
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Jane Ross / Reuters Letters: ‘He Has Been Going to Work Every Day, Not Knowing When He Is Going to Get Paid.’
We asked readers of The Atlantic Daily to tell us about how the U.S. government shutdown has impacted them or others they know.
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Gary Cameron / Reuters Letter: ‘No American Will Be Untouched by This Shutdown’
A former Trump supporter explains how the government shutdown is affecting her one-income family—and why she no longer supports the president.
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Manuel Valdes / AP Letters: ‘Evolution Just Pushes Mindlessly Forward’
Readers consider the impact of humans on other mammals.
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Jeremy Raff Letters: Treatment vs. Incarceration Is a ‘False Choice’
Readers discuss how to help victims of the opioid crisis—and how to end the epidemic.
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Matt Volz / Getty Letter: How to Stop Brain Drain on Indian Reservations
A doctor explains his decision to return to the Blackfeet Indian Reservation after medical school.
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Thomas Peter / Reuters Letters: ‘The Puzzle of the Wealthy’
Readers consider why many ultrarich people aren’t satisfied with their wealth—and discuss how to make America more equitable.
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Courtesy of Stephanie Buck Letters: ‘People Got to Expecting Our Caravan of Crazy Every Year’
Readers share their unusual holiday traditions.
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Carlos Bravo / Getty Letters: ‘Biscuits in the American South Are Serious Business Y’all’
Readers consider the American biscuit—and other staples of regional cooking.
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Arsh Raziuddin / The Atlantic This Year’s Must-Read Letters to the Editor
Ten of the most original, thoughtful, and provocative Atlantic Letters posts from 2018
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Evan Vucci / AP / Pool New / ... The Year in Letters
How Atlantic readers responded to the news in 2018
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AFP / Getty Letter: That’s My Mom!
A reader spots a familiar face in a 1962 photograph republished by The Atlantic.
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Chip Somodevilla / Getty Letters: ‘The Inherent Nature of White Supremacy Demands We Be Exemplary’
Readers debate the meaning of the Obamas’ “going high.”
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The Conversation
Readers respond to our November 2018 stories and more.
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Bettmann / Getty Letters: ‘I’d Been Mommy-Tracked. I Felt Humiliated.’
Readers share their experiences contending with the difficulties of balancing a career in TV news and a fulfilling personal life.
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Katie Martin / The Atlantic Atlantic Readers Share Their Favorite Books of 2018
We asked readers of The Atlantic’s daily newsletter to tell us what they liked reading this year, and why.
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Anthony Wallace / Getty Letters: ‘The Issue Goes Beyond CRISPR’
Readers weigh in on the ethical and biological dangers of human-genome editing.
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Max Whittaker / Reuters Letters: ‘Newton’s First Law of Motion Doesn’t Apply to Millennial Careers’
Readers discuss who—or what—is to blame for the economic insecurity young Americans face today.
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Will McNamee / Getty Letters: ‘Dingell Has Hit on a Solution to Cut the Gordian Knot’
Readers respond to John D. Dingell’s proposal for how to fix Congress.
