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Weekly Review — April 20, 2004, 12:00 am

Weekly Review

President George W. Bush held a prime-time press conference and refused several times to apologize or accept responsibility for his government’s failure to prevent the September 11 attacks; theNew York Timespresident defended his decision to conquer Iraq and said that the Iraqis were “deceptive at hiding things. We knew they were hiding things. A country that hides things is a country that is afraid of getting caught. And that was part of our calculation.”New York TimesBush also said that “freedom is the Almighty’s gift to every man and woman in this world. And as the greatest power on the face …

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By Clelia L. Weeks

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

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

[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