2003 | Page 6 of 14 | Harper's Magazine

She waited on tables as usual that day, her twentieth birthday. She always worked on Fridays, but if things had gone according to plan that particular Friday, she would have…

Beyond Baghdad

by Paul William Roberts,

Lost in the cradle of civilization

Chronicle of a War Foretold

by Charles Glass,

On the move with Ahmad Chalabi, the man who would be king

A gospel according to the earth

by Jack Hitt,

Sown by science, a new eco-faith takes root

The romance of empire

by Thomas De Zengotita,

And the politics of self-love

The Lake Project #9825-5

by David Maisel,

Readings

by David Maisel,

Globe, Arizona Pond #14

by David Maisel,

Butte, Montana Pond #10

by David Maisel,

Clifton, Arizona #8

by David Maisel,

Story of a man

by Alice Oswald,

Self-portrait with red birds

Art by Julie Heffernan,

This is not a toy

by Eula Biss,

Archive: 2003

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The cynic

The ranter

This potted meat, this England

George W.

The moosepaper of record

Readings

Director’s cuts

The new censorship

Harper’s index

Yankee Doodle Dandy

Letters

Untitled

Babbling on

Finding the right word

The Critic as Artist

Darkness visible

New books

Birthday Girl

Beyond Baghdad

Chronicle of a War Foretold

A gospel according to the earth

The romance of empire

The Lake Project #9825-5

Readings

Globe, Arizona Pond #14

Butte, Montana Pond #10

Clifton, Arizona #8

Story of a man

Self-portrait with red birds

This is not a toy

August 2003

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