Letters: ‘There’s a Joy in Interacting With the Printed Word’
Readers discuss the decline in the use of library books at colleges and universities.
The Conversation
Letters: Should New York City Change the Admissions Process for Its Specialized High Schools?
Readers debate the merits of the city’s Specialized High School Admissions Test—and discuss whether it should be phased out altogether.
Letters: ‘I Had Minestrone Soup for Breakfast’
Readers discuss what they like to eat for their first meal of the day.
Atlantic Readers Assess the Impact of the Political Generation Gap
“The Democratic Party must learn from the mistakes of 1968 and be more open to diversified discourse if it wants to effectively use generational shifts to its advantage.”
Letters: College Students ‘Want to Speak to the Manager’
Readers respond to Tom Nichols’s criticism of recent student activism on college campuses.
Atlantic Readers Advocate for Diversity in Medical Schools
“We call on our colleagues in medical education to seek out minority students and support them throughout their medical career.”
A Former Jeopardy Champion Scrutinizes James Holzhauer’s Strategy
“I think he has a good shot at beating Ken Jennings’s overall earnings, but I don’t see him winning anywhere near the 74 consecutive games Jennings won.”
Letters: ‘We Never Get Formal Teaching in How to Argue’
Readers discuss whether “erisology”—a new discipline studying unsuccessful disagreement—can usefully augment the work of preexisting fields.
Letters: Is Political Comedy Dead?
Readers respond to Andrew Ferguson’s argument that the White House Correspondents’ Dinner represents a kind of joke telling whose moment has passed.
A Georgetown Student Defends the Reparations Referendum
“I have no interest in seeing Georgetown front the money promised by this referendum, because I have no interest in seeing Georgetown co-opt this referendum as its own contribution.”