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Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Gert Kreutschmann / … Two Diverging Approaches to Social Justice
“The problem with this dilemma you pose is that it takes a great deal of ‘wisdom’ to know when to apply either approach,” one reader argues.
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Bettmann / Getty The Israel-War Email That College Presidents Should’ve Sent
Plus: When should people try to better the world through their job?
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Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Stringer / Reuters. What Israel Can Learn From America’s 9/11 Response
“I hope Israel looks hard at what the U.S. does when provoked and does better,” one reader argues.
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Marcus Yam / LA Times / Getty A Collection of Narratives on the Israel-Hamas War
Plus: What did you learn from the 9/11 attacks and America’s responses to them?
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Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Emanuele Cremaschi / … What America Could Look Like in 2050
“I feel like it is a race, and I do not have the crystal ball to see the outcome,” one reader argues.
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Emanuele Cremaschi / Getty What Will America Be Like in 2050?
Plus: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie on why freedom of expression is crucial to writers
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Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Jordan Gale / … Why Biden’s Age Is an Unavoidable Conversation
“Human history is littered with good leaders who stayed too long,” one reader argues.
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Jordan Gale / The New York Times / … Should Democrats Stick With Biden?
Plus: controversy over a talk about racial color-blindness
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Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: David Paul Morris … Why Driverless Cars Are a Tough Sell
“Our century-long love affair with all things automotive dooms the driverless concept to a niche market,” one reader argues.
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David Paul Morris / Bloomberg / Getty Are Driverless Cars the Future?
Plus: The strongest case against Hasan Minhaj’s “emotional truths”
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Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Samuel Corum / … 15 Readers on Trust in American Institutions
“My trust is more fragile than 10 years ago,” one reader writes, “because I can see very easily how our institutions could be completely destroyed in a matter of months.”
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Samuel Corum / Getty Tracing the Decline of Trust in America
Plus: A case for a new veep
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Illustration by The Atlantic Is Racial ‘Color-Blindness’ Possible?
“True color-blindness isn’t easy. It takes familiarity and practice,” one reader argues.
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Illustration by The Atlantic How Race-Consciousness Can Affect Relationships
Plus: Newcomers to the GOP
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Win McNamee / Getty Reader Questions for the GOP Candidates
Matters of character were a recurring theme.
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Brandon Bell / Getty What Trump Brings Out in Americans
Plus: Will the Hunter Biden story spell trouble for Democrats?
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Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Oliver Anthony / … Readers Weigh In on ‘Rich Men North of Richmond’
“Influencers are working overtime to co-opt this song’s popularity to support their own agendas,” one reader argues.
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Oliver Anthony / RadioWV / YouTube The Misguided Debate Over ‘Rich Men North of Richmond’
Why is so much press coverage of this viral song focused solely on politics?
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Photo-illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Hulton Archive / … Reader Views on the Role of Taboos
“Taboos are illiberal mechanisms of enforcement and control,” one reader argues.
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Hulton Archive / Getty The Role of Taboos in a Liberal Democracy
Plus: free expression and social justice in the book world
