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December 1981 Issue
December 1981 Cover
This magazine has been fully digitized as a part of The Atlantic's archive. Each article originally printed in this magazine is available here, complete and unedited from the historical print. Read more from this magazine, or explore the full archive.
  • The Education of David Stockman
    William Greider
  • Air Travel: Strike Means Friendly Skies for Airlines
    Frederick Thayer
  • Agriculture: Will the Corn Belt End Up in the Rivers?
    Michael Lenehan
  • Drawing Names
    Bobbie Ann Mason
  • 108 East Nineteenth
    William Stafford
  • Private Jokes in Public Places
    Moshe Safdie
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108 East Nineteenth

By William Stafford
December 1981 Issue
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