Gore Vidal: A Tribute

Staff / Truthdig Aug 4, 2012 In memory of the renowned author and social critic, Truthdig presents a set of unreleased photographs of Gore Vidal taken at his home during an interview in January 2006. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Hail and Farewell: The End of the American Empire

Gore Vidal Aug 3, 2012 Gore Vidal reads an essay first published in 2007, in which the author and iconoclast suggested that perhaps there was a more sinister explanation for President Bush's fiascoes than mere incompetence: He was out to destroy the American empire. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

America the Great … Police State

Gore Vidal / Truthdig Aug 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 )

The Roots of Gore Vidal’s Discontent

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Aug 2, 2012 Gore Vidal, the high-born author and activist who died Tuesday at the age of 86, was a man who had grand, democratic ambitions for his country -- a nation that became a pale, mocking imitation of the place he knew during his pre-World War II boyhood -- says his longtime friend Bob Carr, the current Australian minister of foreign affairs. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Rest in Peace, Dear Gore

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Vidal: ‘I Am the Enemy to So Many’

Staff / Truthdig Aug 1, 2012 Throughout his adult life and probably his youth, Gore Vidal enjoyed the sort of playful self-adulation that is often mistaken for arrogance when committed by members of the American upper class. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Catching Up With Gore Vidal

Staff / Truthdig Aug 1, 2012 Since 2006, Truthdig has been proud to publish the essays of Gore Vidal. Keep reading for some of his highlights. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Hail and Farewell, Gore Vidal

Peter Z. Scheer / Truthdig Aug 1, 2012 I don't feel sad for Gore Vidal today. He lived to 86 and he had the kind of life people ask Santa Claus for. If anything, I feel sad for my country, which lost one of its truest patriots. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Solar Power: Cheaper Than Ever

Staff / Truthdig Aug 27, 2009 Spain accounted for almost half of the world's solar power market in 2008, thanks to a Spanish subsidy that is now ending. The subsidy change, combined with an increased supply of solar equipment from China and Taiwan, has crashed international demand. Now solar modules are selling for half what they used to, according to a report on Global Post. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Amazon’s Gay ‘Glitch’ Puts Books in the Closet

Staff / Truthdig Apr 14, 2009 Amazon fell into hot water with the gay community after gay-themed books began disappearing from the site's sales rankings. Amazon blamed the problem on a "glitch" and has restored some of the titles, but one author says a representative from the site told him his work had been recategorized as "adult." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Gore Vidal: ‘The Most Interesting Man in the World’

BLANK Apr 12, 2009 The whip-smart and ever-sly Gore Vidal visited "Real Time" on Friday, giving his historical and sometimes hysterically funny take on the state of the United States. He also revisited a few key moments from his personal history, illustrated by some priceless archival footage found by Bill Maher's crack research team. Is it too soon to make an Amelia Earhart joke? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

A Rejoinder to Gore Vidal

Andrew Gumbel / Truthdig Nov 14, 2008 Let me describe what happened in my interview with Gore Vidal for Vanity Fair's Spanish edition and why I felt compelled to report what was, in my experience, the single most shockingly racist line of the 2008 presidential election campaign. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )