January 1979 Issue [The Easy Chair] Annual report Adjust Share Letter to the readers by Lewis H. Lapham, This article is only available as a PDF to subscribers. Download PDF Tags 20th century Environmentalism Harper's Homosexuality Journalism Objectivity Pessimism Public opinion Right and left (Political science) United States More from Lewis H. Lapham Criminal Minds Just over an hour after he had been threatened with assassinationin Sacramento, President Ford spoke about the troubling rise in crime in the United States. The little of his remarks… Bombast Bursting in Air The story, so far, of the 2016 election Bombast Bursting in Air Republican presidential candidate John Kasich surveys his competition; Lewis H. Lapham analyzes the 2016 election so far. Adjust Share