National Book Award winner Gore Vidal (Oct. 3, 1925 - July 31, 2012) wrote twenty-three novels, five plays, many screenplays, short stories, well over two hundred essays, and a memoir.
National Book Award winner Gore Vidal (Oct. 3, 1925 - July 31, 2012) wrote twenty-three novels, five plays, many screenplays, short stories, well over two hundred essays, and a memoir.
Gore Vidal / TruthdigSep 27, 2016
Let us accept that we are no longer a republic governed by laws—only by armed men and force. This is just like the days of Billy the Kid. You have an armed man going down a dusty street, and that is authority. And it has come to this for us. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )
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In this essay, first published in 2008, the iconic author objected to Newsweek's obituary of his onetime rival, William F Buckley, a "knightly man" who stood up to "bullies" like Gore Vidal by verbally gay-bashing him on national televisionIn this essay, first published in 2008, Gore Vidal objected to Newsweek's obituary of his onetime rival, William F Buckley . Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Gore Vidal / TruthdigAug 2, 2012
Truthdig was proud to be the home of Gore Vidal's essays over the last six years In a tribute to his legacy, we'll be rerunning his great works In this essay, written in 2009, Vidal wants us to accept that the US is no longer a republic, no longer governed by laws -- only by armed men and force . Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )
Gore Vidal / TruthdigJul 3, 2010
Oct. 22, 2009
Gore Vidal, on "The Joy Behar Show" on the HLN cable channel, says gay marriage puts him "to sleep." Dig deeper
Gore Vidal / TruthdigJul 3, 2010
Dec. 31, 2009
Author Gore Vidal discusses his life, work and latest book, "Gore Vidal: Snapshots in History's Glare." Dig deeper
Gore Vidal / TruthdigJul 3, 2010
May 23, 2008
Author Gore Vidal tells Sir David Frost why he believes Hillary Clinton has lost the battle to become the Democratic presidential candidate and why, if Barack Obama is elected president, it will be a sign of progress for the U.S. Dig deeper
Gore Vidal / TruthdigJul 3, 2010
Part 1
Author Gore Vidal, on the Real News Network, discusses the state of television news and democracy: "There are so many questions that television refuses to take up -- much less answer." Dig deeper
Gore Vidal / TruthdigJul 3, 2010
Nov. 2, 2008
Al Jazeera interviewer Riz Khan talks to one of America's most outspoken writers, Gore Vidal, who has described the U.S. as imperialist and divided. Vidal explains his hopes for a Barack Obama presidency. Dig deeper
Gore Vidal / TruthdigJul 3, 2010
Distinguished British broadcaster David Dimbleby comes up against an equally distinguished Gore Vidal on election night, 2008. Dig deeper
Gore Vidal / TruthdigJul 3, 2010
Parts 1 and 2
Jon Snow interviews the writer Gore Vidal on the American presidential campaign. Vidal dismisses John McCain as "Mr. Magoo" and says he should have been court-martialed. Dig deeper
Gore Vidal / TruthdigJul 3, 2010
"The war against terror is like the war against dandruff. I mean it's a metaphor. It doesn't mean anything."
-- Gore Vidal. Dig deeper
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