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1983

January	Selected Articles If Orwell were alive today: He would be eighty-two years old. What would his politics be? By Norman Podhoretz Numbers: Inflation in hindsight By David (David E.) Osborne Poetry Whatever is here is native By John Meade Haines Iris By Rachel Hadas
February	Selected Articles Minister without portfolio: The most influential private citizen in America By Alan Brinkley Rich dog, poor dog: The canine class struggle By Emily Yoffe Fiction The hotel By Randy Cohen Last respects: A story By Lamar Herrin
March	Selected Articles The law: The plaintiff's hour By Robert M. Kaus “Are you still with us?” Anthony Blunt asked. It was a good question By Michael Whitney Straight
April	Selected Articles Jerry Burke is just the kind of creative entrepreneur America needs. By James J. Cramer Barney Frank's mother and 500 postmen: Great moments from TV commercials of the 1982 political campaign By Nicholas Lemann Fiction Counting months: A story By David Leavitt
May	Selected Articles 1983: The last days of ETS By David Owen The tragedy of Leonard Bernstein By Leon Botstein Fiction The airport hotel: A story By William Boyd
June	Selected Articles Say it ain't so, Bjorn: The rotten world of professional tennis By Michael Mewshaw Rest in pieces: Life was a feast. Now, how to dispose of the leftovers? By David Owen Fiction The sensational Madeline Lee: A story By Jonathan Penner
July	Selected Articles Warfare: The specter of conventional war By John Keegan Lotto baloney: You're seven times more likely to be killed by lightning than to win a million in the state lottery By Curt Suplee Fiction The secrets of creative love: A story By William Kennedy
August	Selected Articles Quandaries: State of anxiety By Anthony F. De Palma Good intentions: The relentless rise of Anne Wexler By David Owen Fiction Sugar among the chickens: A story By Lewis Nordan
September	Selected Articles Numbers: Adventures in the loan trade By S.C. (Samuel C.) Gwynne Reagan's manifest destiny: The president is playing dominoes in Latin America and losing By T.D. Allman Fiction The war and Michael K By J.M. Coetzee
October	Selected Articles The shadow of the mole: Two superpowers, three master spies, four false defectors, five schools of mole lore, and seven types of ambiguity By Ron Rosenbaum The soul of a new dessert: On the cutting edge of pudding technology By David Owen Fiction Spring: The good air By Italo Calvino Winter: The forest on the superhighway By Italo Calvino
November	Selected Articles Second thoughts about the third world: Poverty isn't the problem. Creating wealth is By Thomas Sowell Ruling the world of money: “I have no use for politicians,” says Fritz Leutwiler, head of the Bank for International Settlements. “They lack the judgment of central bankers” By Edward Jay Epstein
December	Selected Articles Agenda: Railroading the cities By Michael Berryhill Revolt on the veldt: The first inside look at the day-to-day struggle of South Africa's guerrilla resistance By Carole A. Douglis and Stephen M. Davis Fiction Aunt Marji's happy ending: A story By Jane Hamilton