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Weekly Review — December 2, 2003, 12:00 am

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Congress approved a major Medicare bill that permits the elderly to buy prescription drug coverage; few citizens were able to understand the plan, though the health-care industry appeared to be well pleased by it. The legislation was endorsed by AARP, which nowadays makes a great deal of money selling health-care products to its members, and consumer advocates denounced it as “a classic election-year giveaway.” Some experts predicted a revolt among the elderly once the plan takes effect in 2006 and the true costs of reform become clear.New York TimesGovernor Arnold Schwarzenegger of California proposed cutbacks in therapy for the mentally …

Weekly Review — June 10, 2003, 12:00 am

Weekly Review

By Roger D. Hodge

President George W. Bush staged a handshake between the Israeli and Palestinian prime ministers at a summit meeting in Jordan.Guardian President Bush, Prime Ministers Ariel Sharon and Mahmoud Abbas, and King Abdullah II of Jordan stood outdoors together in the hot sun wearing suits and ties but were kept free of unsightly perspiration by tubes installed by White House operatives that blasted cold air from an ultra-quiet air conditioner that was hidden nearby.New York TimesSharon and Abbas read statements about the “road map” to peace that were largely written by American officials.New York Times “I think when you analyze the …

Editor's drawer — From the May 1922 issue

Real gratitude

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Ungenerous

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Editor's drawer — From the May 1915 issue

The height of generosity

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Editor's drawer — From the November 1909 issue

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Editor's drawer — From the December 1890 issue

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By Charles Dudley Warner

Editor's drawer — From the January 1890 issue

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Editor's drawer — From the September 1866 issue

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June 2013

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[Editor's Note]

Introducing the June Issue of Harper’s Magazine

Why the AR-15 rifle is here to stay,
the conspiracy theories of Room 237,
and more

By Ellen Rosenbush

[Perspective]

On Gun Control and Collective Rights

The firearm as emblem of personal sovereignty

By Dan Baum

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

Illustration by Jeremy Traum

[Report]

How to Make Your Own AR-15

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By Dan Baum

“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.”

Illustration by Jeremy Traum

[Harper's Finest]

Gary Greenberg’s “Manufacturing Depression” (2007)

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Wherein the author enrolls in a clinical drug trial

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“This is the heart of the magic factory, the place where medicine is infused with the miracles of science.”

Illustration by Ernst Kreidolf

[Report]

Broken Heartland

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By Wil S. Hylton

“During the early 1990s, farmers throughout the Great Plains began to notice a decline in their wells. Irrigation systems from the Dakotas to Texas dipped, and, in some places, have been abandoned entirely.”

Illustration (detail) by Jeffery Smith