Le Pen’s Pals–Blood and Soil Le Pen’s Pals–Blood and Soil
There are two unmistakable signs that France is entering a pre-electoral period: The government is once again tinkering with the electoral law and the politicians, particularly t...
Jan 2, 1998 / Feature / Daniel Singer
The Adolescent Lockup The Adolescent Lockup
Not so long ago politicians campaigned by kissing babies. Today, they lock children in jail.
Jun 19, 1997 / Bruce Shapiro
The End of History The End of History
In 1996, Gore Vidal narrated his debacle defending the programs he wrote for the History Channel, which dealt with on the imperial aspects latent in the American presidency, to a p...
Sep 30, 1996 / Gore Vidal
A Socialism of the Skin A Socialism of the Skin
Our suffering teaches us solidarity; or it should.
Jul 4, 1994 / Tony Kushner
The Internet Will Change the Way We Relate to One Another The Internet Will Change the Way We Relate to One Another
“Given the stakes and the power of the interests now seeking to shape and profit from this new technology, the end result may not be a happy one for the average citizen-user.”
Jul 12, 1993 / Richard Kreitner
William F. Buckley Lived Off Evil As Mold Lives Off Garbage William F. Buckley Lived Off Evil As Mold Lives Off Garbage
A not-too-fond remembrance of “Squire Willie,” patron saint of post-World War II American conservatism.
Jun 11, 1988 / Robert Sherrill
The Right’s Chicago Trial The Right’s Chicago Trial
Alex on Oliver North’s “fascism with a human face” and the mysterious case of Ralph the Lobster.
Aug 1, 1987 / Alexander Cockburn
Requiem for the American Empire Requiem for the American Empire
“Empires are restless organisms. They must constantly renew themselves; should an empire start leaking energy, it will die.”
Jan 11, 1986 / Gore Vidal
Hawaii Wakes Up To Pesticides Hawaii Wakes Up To Pesticides
The US Department of Agriculture plans to eradicate three species of fruit fly in Hawaii by spraying suspected carcinogens and mutagens on the islands.
Mar 2, 1985 / W.S. Merwin
Some Jews & the Gays Some Jews & the Gays
Vidal on the new upper-middle-class Jewish hate of homosexuals.
Nov 14, 1981 / Gore Vidal