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Sean Gallup / Getty Letters: How to Reduce the Wait Time for Women’s Bathrooms
Readers discuss the value of “potty parity”—and the potential drawbacks of a world with only gender-neutral restrooms.
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Lorin Eleni Gill / AP Letters: ‘Fixing the Bad Will Be Just as Bad’
Readers consider the effect of the Ocean Cleanup project on the neuston, an ecosystem at the water’s surface.
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Shana Novak / Getty Letters: ‘Here’s to “The Modest Goal of Looking Totally Fine”’
Readers discuss the drawbacks of a culture that promises simple skin-care miracles.
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jayk7 / Getty Letters: ‘We All Need to Take Responsibility for Their Actions’
Readers weigh in on the lessons to be drawn from last week’s incident involving Covington Catholic High School students.
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Bettmann / Getty Atlantic Readers Respond to Martin Luther King Jr.’s ‘Letter From Birmingham Jail’
In the August 1963 issue, The Atlantic published King’s famous letter under the title “The Negro Is Your Brother.” Readers’ responses were largely positive.
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Pablo Martinez Monsivais / AP Letters: The Article ‘Sending Chills Through the Interpreter Community’
Readers consider whether Congress should subpoena the president's translator.
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Carolyn Kaster / AP Letters: Even More Unthinkable Moments
Readers continue to share what they would add to The Atlantic’s list of moments that define an improbable presidency—and share their views on how these moments will shape the president’s legacy.
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Kevin Lamarque / Reuters Letters: More Unthinkable Moments
Readers share what they would add to The Atlantic’s list of moments that define an improbable presidency.
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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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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
