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Alex Brandon / AP Letters: ‘It Is Clear Now That Republicans Are the Party of Wealth and Privilege’
Readers react to one Republican’s decision to leave the party he identified with for the better part of four decades.
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SSPL / Getty Letters: ‘My Culture Was in My DNA’
Readers share their experiences with genetic testing—and debate whether ancestry can be a meaningful proxy for culture.
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Oli Scarff / Getty Letters: Is Trump Tom Buchanan Incarnate?
Readers reflect on how the president resembles characters in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby.
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Richard Baker / Getty Letters: ‘Life Philosophy Is More Than a Credential’
Readers discuss the benefits and pitfalls of studying the humanities in college.
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Miles Foreman / Katie Martin / The Atlantic Letters: ‘Cute, but Is It Really Worth Keeping?’
Readers debate the proposition that it’s okay to toss children’s artwork.
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Carolyn Kaster / AP Letters: ‘At the Time, I Told No One.’
Readers respond to Deborah Copaken’s story of her own rape in 1988, and her choice to confront the assailant in light of the Kavanaugh allegations.
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Tuan Tran / Getty A Pediatrician Tells His Former Patient: ‘I Am Disappointed in Myself’
“I never initiated discussions relating to sexuality, abuse, or rape.”
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Chip Somodevilla / Getty Letters: ‘We Don’t Need a Misogynist on the Supreme Court. We Have One in the White House.’
Readers weigh in on the allegations against the Supreme Court nominee.
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Alex Wong / Getty Letters: ‘Forgive and Forget, Why Don’t You?’
Readers share their stories of sexual misconduct, and discuss what redemption might look like.
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Mario Anzuoni / Reuters Letters: Is Marijuana Addictive?
Readers debate questions of cannabis use and abuse.
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Associated Press Letters: ‘Why Not Create a New Word?’
Readers mull the use of they as a third-person singular pronoun.
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Elena Eliachevitch / Getty Letters: ‘Is There Anything Wrong With a Simple “Hello”?’
Readers consider alternatives to “Hey guys.”
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Fred Prouser / Reuters Letters: Standing Up for Truth
Readers discuss Chuck Todd’s argument that it’s time for the press to “start fighting back.”
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The Conversation
Readers respond to our June and July/August 2018 stories and more.
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Joe Marquette / AP Decades of Atlantic Readers Debating Abortion
A window into a long-running national conversation, as experienced—and argued—by our readers
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William Andrew / Getty Disagreeing About Abortion Can Be Respectful, After All
Readers respond to the essay “Three Children, Two Abortions”
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Str Old / Reuters Letters: What Cold War Nuclear-Arms Treaties Mean Today
Readers consider Rand Paul’s call to action.
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Jonathan Ernst / Reuters Letters: The Power of the Press
Readers respond to an essay on the test journalists face in the current political landscape—and the importance of the First Amendment.
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Elaine Thompson / AP Letters: ‘The Orca Should Not Be Seen As a Vanity Project’
Readers reflect on the lessons of a grieving whale
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AP What Did Atlantic Readers Think of Watergate?
As the investigation wore on, The Atlantic’s coverage garnered telling responses.
