A must-read in Harper's

When Lewis H. Lapham resigned as editor of Harper's and said he would be writing the "Notebook" column just six times a year, I was disappointed. However, the June issue has a "Notebook" written by Harper's literary editor, Ben Metcalf, and it is so wonderful, I have already read it twice. "On Simple Human Decency" is funny, outrageous, relevant, and terribly clever. Don't miss it.