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February 1999 Issue - 20 Articles- Letters
Diane Ravitch and Constance Underhill
, pp. 4-7 Flunking History
- Notebook
Lewis H. Lapham
, pp. 8-12 God's spies
- Harper's Index, pp. 13-14
Readings
- Our Golden, Sacrificial Couples
Allan Gurganus
, pp. 15-19 - Ode to Monica
Daniel Radosh
, p. 20 - Myh So-Called Life as a Terrorist
Haroun Fazil
, pp. 21-24 - Save Some Womb for Dessert
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall
, p. 25 - District 11's Coke Problem
John Bushey
, p. 26 - Dickens Plays the Sands
Patricia Vinci
, p. 27 - Slum Lords
John Updike
, p. 27 - Les Eminences Grises
Mia Fineman
, p. 28 - The Myth of Influence
Geoff Dyer
, pp. 29-32 - Report: The Pilot's Tale
Matthew Klam
, pp. 33-48 At sea with 90,000 tons of diplomacy
- Archive: Insomnia
Jorge Luis Borges
, pp. 49-51 A portfolio of six poems
- Letter from St. Petersburg: Going to the Dogs
David Samuels
, pp. 52-64 Small bets at long odds on thin greyhounds
- Letter form Minneapolis: An Action Figure for All Seasons
Dennis Cass
, pp. 65-71 Minnesota elects a toy governor
- Story: Au Sable
Joyce Carol Oates
, pp. 72-78 - Acrostic
Thomas H. Middleton
, p. 79 - Puzzle
Richard E. Maltby Jr.
, pp. 80-82 - Cover photograph
Allan Tannenbaum
