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> I can't name a single person that I'd consider the modern equivalent of Lapham, or even Christopher Hitchens. If this person exists today, they are much more
by jimbokun 6y ago
> I can't name a single person that I'd consider the modern equivalent of Lapham, or even Christopher Hitchens.
If this person exists today, they are much more likely to be found on Substack than at The New York Times.
- keiferski 6y agoRight, but that's precisely the point: Lapham was the editor of Harper's, a top literary/news magazine, for almost 30 years. He was in an institutional position of power, not a random blogger on a new startup's site.