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Why Shouldn’t Girls Outdo Boys in School?

Readers respond to an argument in our October issue.

• December 2022 Issue

‘I Have Spent Most of My Life Worrying About Nuclear War’

Readers respond to our July/August 2022 issue.

• October 2022 Issue

‘I Don’t Think Jesus Himself Would Fit With Today’s Evangelical Base’

Readers respond to a story in our June issue.

• September 2022 Issue

Should We Blame Social Media for Society’s Divisions?

Readers respond to stories in our May 2022 issue.

• July/August 2022 Issue

Why Interview an Autocrat?

Readers respond to our April 2022 cover story and more.

• June 2022 Issue

What Billie Eilish Knows About Satisfaction

Readers respond to our March 2022 cover story and more.

• May 2022 Issue

‘Responsible Conservatism Has a Voice and a Future’

Readers respond to our January/February 2022 issue.

• April 2022 Issue

‘We Ignore Our Own Sins at Our Peril’

Readers respond to our December 2021 cover story and more.

• March 2022 Issue

The Story of Alden Global Capital Illustrates Deep American Problems

Readers respond to our November 2021 cover story and more.

• January/February 2022 Issue

Can Facebook Be Contained?

Readers respond to stories in our October and November 2021 issues.

• December 2021 Issue

An Acquaintance Remembers Bobby McIlvaine

Readers respond to our September 2021 issue and more.

• November 2021 Issue

Can the ‘Four Americas’ Be Reconciled?

Readers respond to George Packer’s diagnosis of the country’s fracture, and the way forward.

• October 2021 Issue

‘We Proudly Wore Confederate Symbols’

Readers respond to our June 2021 cover story and reflect on their own experiences reckoning with history and memory.

• September 2021 Issue

The Unintended Consequences of Returning the National Parks to the Tribes

Readers respond to David Treuer’s May 2021 cover story.

• July/August 2021 Issue

In Defense of Private Schools

“It’s not independence that is indefensible. It’s inequity.”

• June 2021 Issue

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Readers respond to our March 2021 issue.

• May 2021 Issue

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Readers respond to our January/February 2021 issue.

• April 2021 Issue

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Readers respond to our December 2020 cover story and more.

• March 2021 Issue

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Readers respond to our November 2020 issue and more.

• January/February 2021 Issue

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Readers respond to our October 2020 features.

• December 2020 Issue