http://harpers.org/rss/index.xml A Harper's Magazine Weblog en-us Copyright Harper's Magazine Tue, 06 Jan 2009 01:20:22 -0400 http://www.harpers.org/media/image/Harpers_305x100.gif http://harpers.org http://harpers.org/archive/2008/08/hbc-90003482 http://harpers.org/archive/2008/08/hbc-90003482 Luke Mitchell Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:41:42 -0400 I was making my way onto the convention grounds late Wednesday afternoon when I saw an unusually large congregation of black-clad riot police. I noticed as well that a technician had set up a TV camera such that it faced away from the “security zone” and onto the public street—in fact, just past the gates through which I had entered. I asked the technician what was happening and he said that there was going to be a riot. . . . http://harpers.org/archive/2008/08/hbc-90003480 http://harpers.org/archive/2008/08/hbc-90003480 Todd Gitlin Wed, 27 Aug 2008 21:16:42 -0400 No more than a few hundred Hillary marchers were winding their way toward the Pepsi Center Tuesday morning, a few hours before their champion would sweep to the podium. Having read and heard a great deal of speculation about their intentions, I was interested to meet some of them in person. . . . http://harpers.org/archive/2008/08/hbc-90003474 http://harpers.org/archive/2008/08/hbc-90003474 Todd Gitlin Tue, 26 Aug 2008 17:46:52 -0400 Politics has never been severed from pageantry, and it cannot be. It was for good reason that kings and pashas installed their thrones in high-ceilinged rooms covered in gilt and arabesques, why they displayed gaudy coats of arms and their armies raised banners. To impress themselves upon their subjects in rooms furnished with majesty was one of their central requirements. Majesty was convertible to authority, which in turn was convertible to power. . . . http://harpers.org/archive/2008/08/hbc-90003473 http://harpers.org/archive/2008/08/hbc-90003473 Luke Mitchell Tue, 26 Aug 2008 11:42:02 -0400 . . .