July 1990 Issue [Article] Whatever became of the public square? Download PDF Adjust Share by Jack Hitt,Edited by Lewis H. Lapham, Subscribe or log in to continue reading. Tags 20th century City and town life Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk Elyn Zimmerman James Wines Plazas Richard Sennett Ronald Lee Fleming United States More from Lewis H. Lapham Mists of Wish and Dream From the Editor’s Notebook that appeared in the June 1988 issue of Harper’s Magazine. The complete article—along with the magazine’s entire 173-year archive—is available online at harpers.org/archive. The news from… There’s Another Ex-President Who Needs to Be Arrested! Lewis Lapham discusses George W. Bush, the Iraq War, and democracy Death Is for Suckers Funeral Pyre, by Rockwell Kent © Plattsburgh State Art Museum, State University of New York. Bequest of Sally Kent Gorton. Purchased with the Lola Downin Peck Fund from the Carl… Adjust Share