Harper's Magazine July 2008

Harper's Magazine (or simply Harper's) is a monthly general-interest magazine covering
literature, politics, culture, finance, and the arts from a progressive, left perspective. It is the
second oldest continuously-published monthly magazine (the oldest magazine being Scientific
American) in the United States, with a current circulation of slightly more than 220,000. Its
editor is Roger Hodge, who replaced longtime editor Lewis Lapham on March 31, 2006.
Harper's has won numerous National Magazine Awards.

Harper's Magazine July 2008 issue:
- The boy from Shanghai by J.G. Ballard
- High noon for the Republican Party
- The Magic Olympics: with tricks explained!