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Archive: 1997

Learning to swordfight at school for Sikh boys

by Raghu Rai,

Assassination

by Harper’s Staff,

A primer

Pat Robertson’s thin blue line

by Harper’s Staff,

A terrorist moves the goalposts

by Dan Setton,

Toys ‘R’ U.N.

by Harper’s Staff,

The bilingual cop

Art by Robert Colescott,

Forbes’s $64 Billion Questions

From an internal memo sent in April to reporters at Forbes magazine who were working on the magazine’s annual list of the “world’s richest people.” The list was to appear…

Made in America

by Robert Fisk,

A lethal weapon's return policy

Harper’s index

by Harper’s Staff,

Letters

by Harper’s Staff,

Untitled

by Chris Steele-Perkins,

Sports page

by Harper’s Staff,

No. 175

by Thomas Hazlehurst Middleton,

Railroad incident, August 1995

by David Means,

Black letters on a white page

by Vince Passaro,

In a new compendium of African American literature, a world of politics

Bird-watching as a blood sport

by David James Duncan,

On the redemptive pain of loving the natural world

Old soldiers

by Tony Hendra,

In Spain, the International Brigades join ranks one last time

Bringing Down the House

by David Samuels,

An explosion in Las Vegas plays as performance art

Readings

by Emily Hallowell,

True stories

by Ethan Coen,

The ironers, 36th St. III

Art by Bill Jacklin,

The roving recorder

by Gabriel García Márquez,

Translator at the reception

by Julio Marzán,

Fighting words

by Harper’s Staff,

Readings

by Claude Nuridsany, Marie Pérennou,

A short history of cures

by Robertson Davies,

Pet peeves

by Harper’s Staff,

The life of a guinea pig

by Harper’s Staff,

Never surrender

by Harper’s Staff,

Jump shot

by Paul D’Amato,

Archive: 1997

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Learning to swordfight at school for Sikh boys

Assassination

Pat Robertson’s thin blue line

A terrorist moves the goalposts

Toys ‘R’ U.N.

The bilingual cop

Forbes’s $64 Billion Questions

Made in America

Harper’s index

Letters

Untitled

Sports page

No. 175

Railroad incident, August 1995

Black letters on a white page

Bird-watching as a blood sport

Old soldiers

Bringing Down the House

Readings

True stories

The ironers, 36th St. III

The roving recorder

Translator at the reception

Fighting words

Readings

A short history of cures

Pet peeves

The life of a guinea pig

Never surrender

Jump shot

August 1997

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