Read Declan Rexer's article on Europe’s attempt to wash its hands of dirty farmers at harperreview.com.
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For Spring 2024, the editors asked for letters responding to the prompt, "We should tell children the truth." Harper Review contributing editor Franchesco P. Rahe responded with a letter on taking a leap of faith. Read at harperreview.com.
For Winter 2024, the editors asked for letters responding to the prompt, "We should never forget the past." Surya Gowda responded with her letter on remembering that you’re stronger than you seem. Read at harperreview.com.
Read Samuel Hagood's essay on the ethics of artificially intelligent weapons at harperreview.com.
Read Samuel Hagood's article on the ethics of artificially intelligent weapons.
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For Winter 2024, the editors asked for letters responding to the prompt "We should never forget the past." Sami Jinich responded with his letter on whether it's possible to never forget. Read at harperreview.com.
For Winter 2024, the editors asked for letters responding to the question "Should we remember the past?" Rafael Llull responded with his letter on our ever fleeting present existence. Read at harperreview.com.
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Last May, Marinaleda—a tiny town and long-established “leftist utopia” in southern Spain—faced a political reckoning that was a long time coming.
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Read Elena Eisenstadt's essay on what Hamlet reveals about the pitfalls of critical art at harperreview.com.
Read Elena Eisenstadt's essay on what Hamlet reveals about the pitfalls of critical art at harperreview.com.
Daniel Maclise, "The play scene from Hamlet," oil on canvas, 1842 (Tate Museum).
For Winter 2024, the editors asked for letters responding to the question, “Should we remember the past?” Pratyush Sharma responded with his letter on building and understanding history. Read at harperreview.com.
For Winter 2024, the editors asked for letters responding to the question “Should we remember the past?” Rishaad Mollah responded with his letter on Islamophobia and American history. Read at harperreview.com.
Read Surya Gowda's essay on fearless journalism in Elena Kostyuchenko’s I Love Russia, including her conversation with the author, at harperreview.com.
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For Winter 2024, the editors asked for letters responding to the question “Should we remember the past?” Elizabeth Eck responded with her letter on W.B. Yeats and artistic inspiration. Read at harperreview.com.
Read Francesco P. Rahe's essay on cultural alienation and the humanities at harperreview.com.
Read Clare Rahner's essay on rethinking technology's ends at harperreview.com.
Read the final essay of the season, by Clare Rahner, on rethinking technology’s ends at harperreview.com. See you all in 2024 for the next issue!
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Read Levi Freedman’s Essay on digital formation in Antón Barba-Kay’s A Web of Our Own Making at harperreview.com.
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In Autumn 2023, the editors asked for letters responding to the question, “Should friends share your values?” Jerry Yao responded with his letter on combat as the pursuit of wisdom. Read at harperreview.com.




















