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Excerpts from the best and most bizarre new books, testimonies, government documents, journals, news reports, speeches, and letters.

Readings

by Harper’s Staff,

First we set up the chairs

by Ariel Dorfman,

Readings

by Terry Yank,

AIDS alert

by Harper’s Staff,

How Republicans “Spread” AIDS

by Chuck Rund,

From an internal memorandum leaked by an employee of Charlton Research, a political consulting firm in San Francisco that has done work for the Republican party. The memo was leaked…

A short history of love

by Lawrence Stone,

Readings

by Harper’s Staff,

The “that’s old news” strategy

by John Thorner,

Readings

Drawn by Tom Toles,

On thinking through a little problem

by William H. Gass,

The function of winter

by Jay Parini,

Taking inventory on the Dumont Farm, Wellman, Iowa, 1985

by Stephen Shames,

Preparations

by Kenneth Bernard,

You asked for it

by Floyd Skloot,

Against dinner parties

by Phillip Lopate,

Readings

by Jeffrey L. Rotman,

Mayor Barry

by Harper’s Staff,

Something fishy

Drawn by Robbie Conal,

President O’Reilly

by D.M. Thomas,

Two interviews

by Harper’s Staff,

The man who has everything

Art by Ettore Sottsass,

The Deadhead’s dilemma

by Blair Jackson,

Big business takes the first

by Robert Sherrill,

FAA: the Jeans Question

by Harper’s Staff,

From memoranda issued by the Federal Aviation Administration establishing a dress code for its employees at the Los Angeles Air Traffic Control Center. The distinction made in the May 15…

Wages of depression

by Walter Russell Mead,

UK school report

Art by Tam Joseph,

The Right to Shop

by Harper’s Staff,

From a segment broadcast on radio station WOR in New York on September 15. announcer: Celebrating the bicentennial of the United States Constitution, this is A More Perfect Union: Prominent…

The joy of working

by Kazue Susuki,

The bishop orders his tomb

by Harper’s Staff,

Readings

by Harper’s Staff,

Readings

Excerpts from the best and most bizarre new books, testimonies, government documents, journals, news reports, speeches, and letters.

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Readings

First we set up the chairs

Readings

AIDS alert

How Republicans “Spread” AIDS

A short history of love

Readings

The “that’s old news” strategy

Readings

On thinking through a little problem

The function of winter

Taking inventory on the Dumont Farm, Wellman, Iowa, 1985

Preparations

You asked for it

Against dinner parties

Readings

Mayor Barry

Something fishy

President O’Reilly

Two interviews

The man who has everything

The Deadhead’s dilemma

Big business takes the first

FAA: the Jeans Question

Wages of depression

UK school report

The Right to Shop

The joy of working

The bishop orders his tomb

Readings

February 1988

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