Joseph Heller

Books — From the March 1979 issue

The deceits of black humor

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An ounce of reality is worth a jar of pickled angst

By John W. Aldridge

Film — From the December 1970 issue

Bloody popcorn

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By Edward Grossman

Performing arts — From the October 1969 issue

Participatory theater

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By Walter Kerr

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