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The State of the Art of Alger Hiss

A Harper's feature polling 104 people on the guilt or innocence of Alger Hiss; Mailer voted 'undecided.'

“The State of the Art of Alger Hiss,” an article by Philip Nobile in Harper’s (April 1976), polling 104 people on the guilt or innocence of Alger Hiss. Mailer voted “undecided.”

First published: 1976-04
Form: article
Lennon & Lennon: 76.6
Cite as: /works/1976-04-state-of-the-art-of-alger-hiss
Last updated: 2026-06-04