September 1999 Issue [Reviews] Thus spoke Jedediah Download PDF Adjust Share The distilled wisdom of a cornpone prophet by Roger D. Hodge, Subscribe or log in to continue reading. Tags 20th century Book reviews Irony Jedediah Purdy Philosophy, American More from Roger D. Hodge Remembering Lewis H. Lapham This month’s Letters section is devoted to remembrances of Lewis H. Lapham (1935–2024), the editor of Harper’s Magazine from 1976 to 1981 and from 1983 to 2006. I first… Speak, Money From The Mendacity of Hope: Barack Obama and the Betrayal of American Liberalism (HarperCollins). Hodge is the former editor of Harper’s Magazine. As we prepare yet another round of offerings… The mendacity of hope Adjust Share