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Ira Wells: Trump, free speech and the age of offence PAGE 6 $6.50 Vol. 25, No. 3 April 2017 Adam Sternbergh The Great American Metaphor The lure—and the perils—of writing about a magical game ALSO IN THIS ISSUE Sarah Milroy The all-new Lawren Harris Pankaj Mishra & Monobina Gupta The era of global rage Zoe Whittall on Barbara Gowdy Publications Mail Agreement #40032362 Return undeliverable Canadian addresses to LRC, Circulation Dept. PO Box 8, Station K Toronto, ON M4P 2G1 PLUS Russell Smith on an East-becomes-West dystopia + Ken Coates chases the Franklin myth + Diana Fitzgerald Bryden on virgin-mania + Doug Gibson on a literary time machine + Amy Shaw on the great mystery of Vimy + Adam Dodek on the fall of a legal giant + Amanda Jernigan on Molly Peacock New in Paperback What Is Government Good At? A Canadian Answer Easy Prey Investors Donald J. 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