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Objectivity

by Hari Kunzru,

Facts, notoriously, do not care about our feelings. They are not subjective, but objective. The “I” who experiences emotion is located in time and space, the owner of a single…

Captive Markets

by Michael Ames,

Why we won’t get prison reform

Counter Culture

by Caleb Crain,

Fighting for literature in an age of algorithms

Statistically Significant Others

by Deborah Lupton,

From descriptions of sex-tracking apps included in “Quantified Sex,” an article by Deborah Lupton, an Australian sociologist, that was published in the April 2015 issue of Culture, Health & Sexuality.

Captive Market

by Michael Ames,

Why we won’t get prison reform

Chronicle of a Death Foretold

by Monte Reel,

Predicting murder on Chicago’s South Side

Jurists’ prudence

by Melvin Schweitzer,

The luckiest woman on earth

by Nathaniel Rich,

Three ways to win the lottery

Numbers Racket

by Kevin Phillips,

Why the economy is worse than we know

Correction

by Harper’s Staff,

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Objectivity

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Captive Markets

Counter Culture

Statistically Significant Others

Captive Market

Chronicle of a Death Foretold

Jurists’ prudence

The luckiest woman on earth

Numbers Racket

Correction

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Objectivity

[Untitled]

Captive Markets

Counter Culture

Statistically Significant Others

Captive Market

Chronicle of a Death Foretold

Jurists’ prudence

The luckiest woman on earth

Numbers Racket

Correction

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