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Harper's Magazine

May 01 2026
Magazine

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

EASY CHAIR • Billionaire Blues

HARPER’S INDEX

READINGS

THE OLD GUARD • Confronting America’s gerontocratic crisis

TWILIGHT TIME

REDSHIFT • Rehearsing for humanity’s future on Mars

NIGHT SOIL • On love, shit, and parking

May Index Sources

PAST PERFECT • Politicizing history at France’s favorite amusement park

SOLUTION TO THE APRIL PUZZLE • NOTES FOR “THAT’S SHOWBIZ”

THE SHIT

NEW BOOKS

DISCRETION ADVISED • Francis King’s arts of concealment

PUZZLE • WHAT IS THE MEANING OF THIS!

FINDINGS

Formats

  • OverDrive Magazine

subjects

Languages

  • English