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Bayan Jabr, Paul Bremer, and the rise of the Iraqi death squads

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Introducing the June Issue of Harper’s Magazine

Why the AR-15 rifle is here to stay,
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Lucas Mann on hope and change in a minor-league-baseball city

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On Gun Control and Collective Rights

The firearm as emblem of personal sovereignty

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“Let’s review our recent national paroxysm about guns, shall we?”

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How to Make Your Own AR-15

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“Even if federal gun-control advocates got everything they wanted, they couldn’t prevent America’s most popular rifle from being made, sold, and used. Understanding why this is true requires an examination of how the firearm is made.”

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In Boston, An Exercise in Intimidation

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In the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombing, why did so few people protest the decision to lock down parts of the city?

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Class A: Baseball in the Middle of Everywhere

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Lucas Mann on hope and change in a minor-league-baseball city

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“This one constant in the face of job loss, population loss — all of this erratic change — infused the stands with a sense of continual possibility.”

Amount of cash CNN reporter Peter Arnett says he wore sewn into his clothes while covering the Gulf War:

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A woman testified that prostitutes at the “bunga bunga” parties thrown by former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi had dressed up as President Obama.

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