Latest
TD Original
John McCain in the Echo Chamber
Oct 28, 2008 October proved to be the cruelest month, for that was the time that Sen. McCain, he of the round, blank, Little Orphan Annie eyes, chose to try out a number of weird lies about Barack Obama ostensibly in the interest of a Republican Party long overdue for burial.
Gore Vidal’s Article of Impeachment
Jun 12, 2008 On June 9, 2008, a counterrevolution began on the floor of the House of Representatives against the gas and oil crooks who had seized control of the federal government. This counterrevolution began in the exact place which had slumbered during the all-out assault on our liberties and the Constitution itself.
Gore Vidal Speaks Seriously Ill of the Dead
Mar 21, 2008 The iconic author objects 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 television.
Gore Vidal on the Democratic Debate Debacle
Dec 19, 2007 Whither Dennis Kucinich? If the powers that be at CNN and a certain Iowa news outlet (attention: Des Moines Register) thought that elbowing Kucinich out of the most recent Democratic presidential debate would slip by unnoticed, Gore Vidal is more than ready to disabuse them of that notion.
Hail and Farewell: the End of the American Empire
Apr 16, 2007 The iconic author, historian and patriot suggests that perhaps there's a more sinister explanation for the president's fiascos than mere incompetence: He's out to destroy the American empire.
Growing Up With Gore Vidal
Nov 13, 2006 In this Truthdig exclusive excerpt from his just-released book, "Point to Point Navigation: A Memoir," National Book Award-winning author Gore Vidal recounts Depression-era episodes of his life involving his grandfather T.P. Gore, the blind senator from Oklahoma, along with a political, economic and existential awakening that followed young Vidal's viewing of "The Prince and the Pauper." Plus: Watch Vidal read a portion of this chapterGore Vidal: Reflections on 9/11
Sep 19, 2006 The legendary man of letters sees echoes of Rome's devolution from republic to empire in America's imperial misadventures since the Sept. 11 attacks.
Gore Vidal: America and Empire
Apr 15, 2006 The celebrated man of letters charts the course of American post-WWII hegemony in this concise original essay written as a foreword to Robert Scheer's new book "Playing President."
TD Original