1983 | Page 2 of 12 | Harper's Magazine

Biting the invisible hand

by James Tobin,

Lester Thurow and four economic theories in search of reality

Dark dark dark

by Marvin Mudrick,

Heavy weather in Joseph Conrad's letters

Philip Larkin’s enormous yes

by James Wolcott,

A connoisseur of doom whose wit refuses to die

Palpitations

by Harper’s Staff,

Who’s who in gurus

by Dennis Bartel,

An essential guide for the impending 1970s revival

Lunch break

Drawn by Posy Simmonds,

Designs for living

by Harper’s Staff,

Ruling the world of money

by Edward Jay Epstein,

"I have no use for politicians," says Fritz Leutwiler, head of the Bank for International Settlements. "They lack the judgment of central bankers"

Second thoughts about the third world

by Thomas Sowell,

Poverty isn't the problem. Creating wealth is

Politics

by Sidney Zion,

Begin from the beginning

Quandaries

by Sylvia Ann Hewlett,

Child carelessness

Politics

by Philip Weiss,

Going to extremes

Letters

by Harper’s Staff,

Untitled

Art by Andrzej Dudzinski, William Bramhall,

Theme and variations

by E.R. Galli,

Oktoberfest

No. 10

by Thomas Hazlehurst Middleton,

Brief reviews

by J. B.,

Brief reviews

by Harper’s Staff,

Fiction

by Frances Taliaferro,

Fiction

by Harper’s Staff,

Dictated but not read

by Rhoda Koenig,

It's wonderful being William Buckley, but it doesn't leave you time to write

Fort Bragg’s Mr. Hyde

by Robert Stone,

One night, wholesome, hardworking Capt. Jeffrey MacDonald turned into a murderer

New and (maybe) improved

by Robert M. Kaus,

Designs for driving

by Robert M. Kaus,

Some hope for car consumers who want to buy American

Appetites

by Robert M. Kaus,

Negligible literary anecdote no. 11

by John Morressy,

Hammett’s long goodbye

by James Wolcott,

A deferential biography of literature's Marlboro man

Palpitations

by Harper’s Staff,

The shadow of the mole

by Ron Rosenbaum,

Two superpowers, three master spies, four false defectors, five schools of mole lore, and seven types of ambiguity

Spring

Translated by William Weaver,

The good air

Archive: 1983

Biting the invisible hand

Dark dark dark

Philip Larkin’s enormous yes

Palpitations

Who’s who in gurus

Lunch break

Designs for living

Ruling the world of money

Second thoughts about the third world

Politics

Quandaries

Politics

Letters

Untitled

Theme and variations

No. 10

Brief reviews

Brief reviews

Fiction

Fiction

Dictated but not read

Fort Bragg’s Mr. Hyde

New and (maybe) improved

Designs for driving

Appetites

Negligible literary anecdote no. 11

Hammett’s long goodbye

Palpitations

The shadow of the mole

Spring

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Biting the invisible hand

Dark dark dark

Philip Larkin’s enormous yes

Palpitations

Who’s who in gurus

Lunch break

Designs for living

Ruling the world of money

Second thoughts about the third world

Politics

Quandaries

Politics

Letters

Untitled

Theme and variations

No. 10

Brief reviews

Brief reviews

Fiction

Fiction

Dictated but not read

Fort Bragg’s Mr. Hyde

New and (maybe) improved

Designs for driving

Appetites

Negligible literary anecdote no. 11

Hammett’s long goodbye

Palpitations

The shadow of the mole

Spring

November 1983

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