HARPER’S MAGAZINE, the oldest general interest monthly in America, explores the issues that drive our national conversation through such celebrated features as Readings, Annotation, and Findings, as well as the iconic Harper’s Index.
Harper's Magazine
LETTERS
New Books from Duke University Press
EASY CHAIR • Campaign Literature
HARPER’S INDEX
READINGS
MALE PRACTICE • From a conversation on Facebook that was published in a January opinion of the Tennessee Supreme Court. The court suspended Winston Sitton from practicing law for four years for making these comments.
KILL BILLS • From actions taken during legislative sessions by members of Taiwan’s parliament between 2001 and 2021.
CAPE FEAR • From reviews of superhero movies published between 2016 and 2020.
SINGLE WHITE EMAIL • From the subject lines of fund-raising emails sent out during the 2020 campaign season.
HELL TO PRAY • From a complaint filed against the City of Boston in January by the Satanic Temple.
REPEAT AFTER ME
CIVIL WARNING • Are we living through another antebellum era?
THE GREAT MARCH
LOST IN THOUGHT • The psychological risks of meditation
THE BUSINESS OF SCENERY • Why America’s national parks need new management
WOOLWORTH
THE CROW WHISPERER • What happens when we talk to animals?
SHELTER IN PLACE • The democratic designs of J.B.S. Haldane
TWO GERMANYS • The East, the West, and the meaning of home
LUCKY WOMAN
SOLUTION TO THE MARCH PUZZLE
new books
TONGUES OF FIRE • The history of the black church
EVERY TRUE PLEASURE IS A SECRET • Allan Gurganus’s Southern utopias
PUZZLE • TWOFERS
FINDINGS