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The Harpers Monthly, April 1992

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    January 1992 Issue = 20 Articles
    1. Letters by John Bradshaw #2, John Friel, and Linda Friel, pp. 4-12
    2. Harper's Index, pp. 13-14
    3. Readings by John Patrick Diggins, pp. 15-18
    4. Tricks of the KGB Trade , p. 19
    5. Remembering Pearl Harbor---Too Often by Robert B. Reich, pp. 20-21
    6. Israel's American Hostages by Haim Hefer, pp. 22-23
    7. Raising the Jewish Question in Poland , p. 24
    8. The Art of the Political Draft , pp. 24-29
    9. The Conformity of Office Zaniness by Daniel Harris, pp. 30-32
    10. Obstacles and Desire by Adam Phillips, pp. 33-35
    11. The Widower by Marco Lodoli, pp. 36-37
    12. Think We'll Go to Plan B Now by Marianne Wiggins, pp. 38-42
    13. Essay by Lewis H. Lapham, pp. 43-49
    14. Story by John Edgar Wideman, pp. 50-56
    15. Capital Letter by Christopher Hitchens, pp. 57-62
    16. Memoir by David Updike, pp. 63-67
    17. Miscellany by Frank Lentricchia, pp. 68-78
    18. Acrostic by Thomas H. Middleton, p. 79
    19. Puzzle by E.R. Galli and Richard Maltby Jr., pp. 80-82
    20. Cover: Illustration by Victoria Kann
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    February 1992 Issue = 20 Articles
    1. Letters: Who's right about the student left? by Stephan Thernstrom, Caleb Nelson, Tom Reiss, and Rosa Ehrenreich, ..., pp. 4-5
    2. Notebook by Lewis H. Lapham, pp. 6-10
    3. Harper's Index, pp. 11-12
    4. Readings by Jacqueline Brever, pp. 13-19
    5. A Tightwad Draws the Line by Amy Dacyczyn, p. 20
    6. Trust Fund Victims by Standish H. Smith, pp. 20-21
    7. Mind Control At the Gas Pump , pp. 22-24
    8. BCCI's Magic Kingdom , pp. 25-28
    9. Fear of, Well, Flying by Dalai Lama and Spalding Gray, p. 29
    10. Hook, Line, and Sinker by Jeffrey Hart, p. 30
    11. New Jersey's Norman Bates? , pp. 30-32
    12. Black Like...Shirley Temple by Gerald Early, p. 33
    13. Sweet Things by William H. Gass, pp. 34-36
    14. Essay by Sallie Tisdale, pp. 37-47
    15. Report by Chip Brown, pp. 48-55
    16. Story by Lydia Davis, pp. 56-59
    17. Memoir by Richard Ford, pp. 60-74
    18. Acrostic by Thomas H. Middleton, pp. 75-79
    19. Puzzle by E.R. Galli and Richard Maltby Jr., pp. 80-82
    20. Cover: Photograph by James Hamilton
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    March 1992 Issue = 18 Articles
    1. Letters by Susan Clayton and David Rankin, pp. 4-6
    2. Notebook by Lewis H. Lapham, pp. 7-12
    3. Harper's Index, pp. 13-14
    4. Readings by Lester C. Thurow, pp. 15-21
    5. Playing the Primary Colors by Jay Rosen, pp. 22-25
    6. For Sale: Data About You , p. 26
    7. Politics and the Culture of Contentment by John Kenneth Galbraith, pp. 27-31
    8. Shoplifting Casualties by Edgardo Cozarinsky, pp. 32-33
    9. American Fiction and Its Reach by Stanley Elkin, p. 34
    10. Inventing Angels by Gary Fincke, p. 35
    11. Travelogue by Robert Stone, pp. 36-47
    12. Story by Tony Earley, pp. 48-55
    13. Annotation by Michael Tomasky, pp. 56-57
    14. Moscow Letter by Jamey Gambrell, pp. 58-67
    15. Miscellany by Gretel Ehrlich, pp. 68-78
    16. Acrostic by Thomas H. Middleton, p. 79
    17. Puzzle by E.R. Galli and Richard Maltby Jr., pp. 80-82
    18. Cover: Detail of a photograph by Gianfranco Gorgoni
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    April 1992 Issue = 21 Articles
    1. Letters by Michael J. Quirk and Marian Henriquez Neudel, pp. 4-6
    2. Notebook by Lewis H. Lapham, pp. 7-12
    3. Harper's Index, pp. 13-14
    4. Readings by Michael Ignatieff, pp. 15-17
    5. My Joint Business Degree by Bruce Perlowin, p. 18
    6. A Gentleman's Agreement by Douglas Palaschak, pp. 19-20
    7. Haiti: The Perils of Repatriation , pp. 21-23
    8. The Oldest Deduction , p. 24
    9. The Hard Life of a Mutant Fruit Fly , pp. 24-25
    10. Portrait of the Artist as Mike Brady by Robert Reed, pp. 26-27
    11. The Aesthetics of Aridity by Wallace Stegner, pp. 28-30
    12. Between Father and Daughter by Reginald Gibbons, p. 31
    13. My Escape from Ujfalu by George Konrad, pp. 32-33
    14. Buenos Aires by Marjorie Agosin, pp. 34-36
    15. Fable by Fay Weldon, pp. 37-44
    16. Capital Voice by Christopher Hitchens, pp. 45-54
    17. Story by Louise Erdrich, pp. 55-61
    18. Report by Bruce Selcraig, pp. 62-78
    19. Acrostic by Thomas H. Middleton, p. 79
    20. Puzzle by E.R. Galli and Richard Maltby Jr., pp. 80-82
    21. Cover: Illustration by Steve Brodner
  5. [+]
    May 1992 Issue = 18 Articles
    1. Letters by Pat Califia and Joyce Carol Oates, pp. 4-7
    2. Notebook by Lewis H. Lapham, pp. 8-14
    3. Harper's Index, p. 15
    4. Readings by Richard Rorty, pp. 16-20
    5. Twain Tackles the Character Issue by Mark Twain, p. 21
    6. Heavenly Father, Political Fixer by Jay Grimstead, pp. 22-25
    7. As To My Resume, Mr. Frankel by Spike Lee, p. 26
    8. Let Them Eat Toxics by Lawrence Summers, pp. 26-27
    9. New Computers, New Thoughts by James Bailey, pp. 28-34
    10. Poetry's Decay by August Kleinzahler, pp. 35-37
    11. Notes for a Life Not My Own by Verlyn Klinkenborg, pp. 38-44
    12. Essay by Leonard Kriegel, pp. 45-52
    13. Report by Kanan Makiya, pp. 53-61
    14. Story by William Trevor, pp. 62-67
    15. Miscellany by Don Asher, pp. 68-78
    16. Acrostic by Thomas H. Middleton, p. 79
    17. Puzzle by E.R. Galli and Richard Maltby Jr., pp. 80-82
    18. Cover: Detail of "Antique Gun Firing, 1936" by Harold E. Edgerton
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    June 1992 Issue = 22 Articles
    1. Letters by W.T. Burke, pp. 4-7
    2. Notebook by Lewis H. Lapham, pp. 8-12
    3. Harper's Index, pp. 13-14
    4. Readings by Erazim Kohak, pp. 15-19
    5. To: Helmut Kohl, From: A Suicide by Detlef Dalk, p. 20
    6. Targeting the Russian Consumer , p. 21
    7. The Red Menace Revisited by Gus Hall, pp. 22-23
    8. Barcelona's Sock Hop by Antoni Tapies, pp. 24-25
    9. Why SDI Won't Fly by Kosta Tsipis, pp. 26-29
    10. The Rites of Schwing by "George Herbert", pp. 30-31
    11. Pushkin's Children by Tatyana Tolstaya, pp. 32-35
    12. A Day in the Life of a Porch by Reynolds Price, pp. 36-39
    13. Humpty Dumpty by Mary Ann Waters, pp. 40-41
    14. Criticism by Barbara Grizzuti Harrison, pp. 42-51
    15. Annotation by Marshall Blonsky, pp. 52-53
    16. Report by Elizabeth Royte, pp. 54-61
    17. Story by Ron Carlson, pp. 62-68
    18. Memoir by David Mamet, pp. 69-72
    19. Miscellany by Philip Weiss, pp. 73-78
    20. Acrostic by Thomas H. Middleton, p. 79
    21. Puzzle by E.R. Galli and Richard Maltby Jr., pp. 80-82
    22. Cover: Photo collage by Jeremy Wolff
  7. [+]
    July 1992 Issue = 21 Articles
    1. Letters by Mark Petracca and Joe Peritz, pp. 2-3
    2. Notebook by Lewis H. Lapham, pp. 4-8
    3. Harper's Index, p. 9
    4. Readings by Senator Bill Bradley, pp. 10-13
    5. Twisting Arms for the President , p. 14
    6. Debunking the Latest Red Scare by Sergei Kapitza, pp. 15-17
    7. Toward European Disunion by Conor Cruise O'Brien, pp. 18-21
    8. Citizen Complain by Orson Welles, p. 22
    9. The CD and the Damage Done by Neil Young, p. 23
    10. Drawing from Life: A Model's View by Elizabeth Hollander, pp. 24-25
    11. Tokyo's New Beat by Ei Akitsu, pp. 26-28
    12. Healing the Riot Within by Rose Rosetree, p. 29
    13. Roger and Me and the Riots by Larry Brand, pp. 30-32
    14. Forum: 30 Seconds to Victory by Carter Eskew, Stuart Stevens, Ken Swope, and Joe Trippi, ..., pp. 33-46
    15. Essay by Shelby Steele, pp. 47-55
    16. Story by Stephen McCauley, pp. 56-59
    17. Memoir by Donna Tartt, pp. 60-67
    18. Memoir by Nicholas Bromell, pp. 68-78
    19. Acrostic by Thomas H. Middleton, p. 79
    20. Puzzle by E.R. Galli and Richard Maltby Jr., pp. 80-82
    21. Cover: Photograph by James Hamilton
  8. [+]
    August 1992 Issue = 28 Articles
    1. Letters by David L. Patterson, pp. 2-6
    2. Notebook by Lewis H. Lapham, pp. 7-12
    3. Harper's Index, pp. 13-14
    4. Readings by Judge Stephen Reinhardt, pp. 15-17
    5. Tight Lips at the Census Bureau , p. 18
    6. Backseat Space Walkers , p. 19
    7. Virginia is for Enemies by Christine Bridge, pp. 20-21
    8. Rush to Judgment? , pp. 22-23
    9. Dying, In Part(s), for Dollars by Jim Hogshire, pp. 24-27
    10. Means to an End by Stephen J. Spignesi, pp. 28-29
    11. Blonde Ambitions: The Rise of Madonna Studies by Daniel Harris, pp. 30-32
    12. In the Space of a Sentence by Harold Brodkey, p. 33
    13. A Night at the Ripleys by Jeanne Beaumont, p. 34
    14. Forum: To Be Continued..., p. 35
    15. Gregor: My Life as a Bug by Jane Smiley, p. 36
    16. The Late Gatsby by Jay Parini, pp. 37-38
    17. Rabbit Resurrected by David Foster Wallace, pp. 39-40
    18. Tadzio's Farewell by Paul West, p. 41
    19. Franny at Fifty by Wendy Wasserstein, pp. 42-43
    20. Gulliver Goes South by John Vernon, pp. 44-45
    21. Annotation by Jeffrey Ballinger, pp. 46-47
    22. Story by Thom Jones, pp. 48-61
    23. Carlsbad Letter by Alan Burdick, pp. 62-67
    24. Memoir by Bernard Cooper, pp. 68-73
    25. Miscellany by Frank Gannon, pp. 74-78
    26. Acrostic by Thomas H. Middleton, p. 79
    27. Puzzle by E.R. Galli and Richard Maltby Jr., pp. 80-82
    28. Cover: Illustration by Tullio Pericoli
  9. [+]
    September 1992 Issue = 20 Articles
    1. Letters by Leo Daughterty and Kurt Petersen, pp. 4-7
    2. Notebook by Lewis H. Lapham, pp. 8-12
    3. Harper's Index, p. 13
    4. Readings by Douglas A. Blackmon, p. 14
    5. September by Tom Disch, pp. 14-21
    6. Where Have You Gone, Vince Lombardi? by Rick Burns, p. 22
    7. Catch a Rising Star by Amy Elizabeth Andriekus, pp. 23-25
    8. Education Reform: Don't Count on Business by Robert B. Reich, pp. 26-27
    9. The View from the Front Seat by Iva Pekarkova, p. 28
    10. The Fear of the Smoke Jumper by Norman Maclean, pp. 28-30
    11. Surrealistic Pillow Talk , p. 31
    12. A Minors Affair by Richard Ford, pp. 32-36
    13. Essay by Walter Russell Mead, pp. 37-45
    14. Report by Tina Rosenberg, pp. 46-53
    15. Miscellany by Larry Doyle, pp. 54-57
    16. Story by Sergei Dovlatov, pp. 58-64
    17. Memoir by David James Duncan, pp. 65-78
    18. Acrostic by Thomas H. Middleton, p. 79
    19. Puzzle by E.R. Galli and Richard Maltby Jr., pp. 80-82
    20. Cover: Photograph by James Hamilton
  10. [+]
    October 1992 Issue = 20 Articles
    1. Letters by Richard P. Keeling and David Peterson, pp. 2-5
    2. Notebook by Lewis H. Lapham, pp. 6-10
    3. Harper's Index, pp. 11-12
    4. Readings by Stephanie Coontz, pp. 13-16
    5. Bill Clinton, Chapter and Verse by John Lofton, p. 17
    6. Political Star Search by Chris Carroll and Marc Goldman, p. 18
    7. Opposition Research at AIPAC by Michael Lewis#4, p. 19
    8. An Environmental Vision Thing by L. Lorraine Mintzmyer, pp. 20-23
    9. Post-Industrial Sabotage by Martin Sprouse, p. 24
    10. The Politics of Peacetime Conversion by Ann Markusen, pp. 25-28
    11. The Tiny Immortals by William T. Vollmann, p. 29
    12. A Place of Her Own by Sallie Tisdale, pp. 30-33
    13. Honeycomb by Natalia Rachel Singer, p. 34
    14. Folio by Don DeLillo, pp. 35-71
    15. Annotation by Leslie Brenner, pp. 72-73
    16. Criticism by Christopher Lasch, pp. 74-83
    17. Capital Letter by Christopher Hitchens, pp. 84-102
    18. Acrostic by Thomas H. Middleton, p. 103
    19. Puzzle by E.R. Galli and Richard Maltby jr., pp. 104-106
    20. Cover: Photograph
  11. [+]
    November 1992 Issue = 29 Articles
    1. Letters by Jim Davis and John J. Bonsignore, pp. 4-10
    2. Notebook by Lewis H. Lapham, pp. 11-14
    3. Harper's Index, pp. 15-16
    4. Readings by Jacqueline P. Taylor, pp. 17-24
    5. The No-Futures Market , p. 25
    6. The Green Threat to Nature by Martin W. Lewis, pp. 26-31
    7. In Praise of Ferret Leggers by Donald Katz, pp. 32-35
    8. In the Land of Lotus Eaters by Tony Hoagland, p. 36
    9. One Man's Eats by Charles Simic, pp. 36-42
    10. Forum: She's Come for an Abortion What Do You Say?, p. 43
    11. --- by Kristin Luker, p. 44
    12. --- by William F. Buckley Jr., p. 44
    13. --- by Lynda Barry, p. 45
    14. --- by Juli Loesch Wiley, p. 46
    15. --- by Susan Faludi, p. 47
    16. --- by Christopher Durang, p. 48
    17. --- by Jonathan Franzen, p. 48
    18. --- by Jessica Mitford, p. 49
    19. --- by Norma McCorvey, p. 49
    20. --- by Wendell Berry, p. 50
    21. --- by Rebecca Walker, p. 51
    22. --- by Peggy Noonan, p. 51
    23. --- by Harold Brodkey, p. 52
    24. --- by Frederick Turner, pp. 53-54
    25. Report by David Guterson, pp. 55-64
    26. Story by Charles Baxter, pp. 65-78
    27. Acrostic by Thomas H. Middleton, p. 79
    28. Puzzle by E.R. Galli and Richard Maltby Jr., pp. 80-82
    29. Cover: Photograph by Abigail Heyman
  12. [+]
    December 1992 Issue = 18 Articles
    1. Letters by Carla A. Hills and Walter Russell Mead, pp. 4-12
    2. Notebook by Lewis H. Lapham, pp. 13-16
    3. Harper's Index, pp. 17-18
    4. Readings, pp. 19-22
    5. Tabloid Journalism 101 by Manny Silver, pp. 23-26
    6. A Ho-Ho-Ho How-To , pp. 27-29
    7. Memories of a Polish Censor by Eva Hoffman, pp. 30-34
    8. Yugo Down, Moses by Michael A. Crivello, p. 35
    9. To the City of Angels by Richard Rodriguez, pp. 36-43
    10. After a Fight by Leonard Michaels, pp. 44-46
    11. Travelogue by Edward W. Said, pp. 47-55
    12. Miscellany by John Berger, pp. 56-59
    13. Annotation by Laurie Winer, pp. 60-61
    14. Criticism by Gerald Early, pp. 62-74
    15. Story by Tobias Wolff, pp. 75-82
    16. Acrostic by Thomas H. Middleton, p. 83
    17. Puzzle by E.R. Galli and Richard Maltby Jr., pp. 84-86
    18. Cover: Photograph by John Running
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  Issues of 2005 = 12 Issues, 218 Articles
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