6 Questions for the Author of ‘Boss Rove’

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Sep 4, 2012 Scott Horton of Harper’s Magazine speaks with Craig Unger, contributing editor at Vanity Fair, about "Boss Rove," Unger's new expose of the unofficial godfather of the Republican Party and perhaps the greatest beneficiary of the Supreme Court's 2010 Citizens United decision, Karl Rove. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Christopher Hitchens: ‘Mortality’

Staff / Truthdig Sep 1, 2012 “Mortality,” Jeff Sharlet writes of the late Christopher Hitchens’ small, posthumously published book of essays, composed while the author was dying of cancer, is death-writing “at its most generous and most human: just another man dying, making a joke and telling a story.” Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Truthdigger of the Week: Joseph Stiglitz

Staff / Truthdig Apr 8, 2011 This week we tip our hat to Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz, who once helped calculate the true cost of the Iraq War, and more recently has been calling attention to the radical redistribution of wealth from middle- and working-class Americans to the richest among us.This week we tip our hat to Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz, who has called attention to the radical redistribution of wealth from middle- and working-class Americans to the richest among us. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Joseph Stiglitz on the Budget and ‘the 1%’

Staff / Truthdig Apr 8, 2011 Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz was Amy Goodman's timely guest on "Democracy Now!" on Thursday, giving his much-needed perspective on the proposed 2012 budget and his must-read Vanity Fair article, "Of the 1%, by the 1%, for the 1%."Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz was Amy Goodman's timely guest on "Democracy Now!" on Thursday. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

So Long, Jack LaLanne

Staff / Truthdig Jan 25, 2011 Seems like following Jack LaLanne's fitness tips pays off -- at least for Jack LaLanne -- as the iconic health guru, who made his way into the living rooms and kitchens of American housewives in the 1950s and stuck by his regimen . Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Hitchens Pipes Up for ‘Foxhole Atheists’

Staff / Truthdig Dec 17, 2009 "God Is Not Great" author Christopher Hitchens got a feel for the evangelical climate at the Air Force Academy in May and came away with some troubling questions. In a column headlined "In Defense of Foxhole Atheists," he asks: "Is there a clique within the United States military that is seeking to use the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan as an opportunity to mount a new crusade and to Christianize the 'heathen'?" Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Levi Johnston Talks (and Talks) About the Palins

Staff / Truthdig Sep 2, 2009 Although the world at large has yet to find out exactly what spurred Sarah Palin to vacate her post as Alaska's governor this summer, her almost-son-in-law Levi Johnston pipes up (surprise!) in the latest edition of Vanity Fair, helpfully offering that Palin's plan had something to do with money. This kid is on a tear. 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 )

Cindy McCain’s ‘Let Them Eat Cake’ Dress

Staff / Truthdig Sep 5, 2008 It's hard to paint the other guy as an elitist when your wife wears an outfit that cost more than most houses. Vanity Fair estimates that Cindy McCain's convention ensemble, complete with super jewelry, set her back somewhere in the neighborhood of $300,000. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘ET’ Hits Clinton with Today’s Toughest Questions

Staff / Truthdig May 6, 2008 Leave it to "Entertainment Tonight" to really get Hillary Clinton talking about the key issues of the day, like teen star Miley Cyrus' semi-nudie-pic shame and TV titan Barbara Walters' stunning affair admission in her new memoir. Thank heavens someone finally dared to go there. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

New York Times Up for Grabs?

Staff / Truthdig Apr 3, 2008 There was the Jason Blair scandal, the Judith Miller WMD fiasco, the John McCain (yawn) brouhaha and the appointment of neocon "never-get-it-right" William Kristol as an Op-Ed columnist, to mention a few New York Times blunders. All that and a shareholders' assault make the Sulzbergers' lock on ownership of The New York Times seem not entirely impregnable, explains Vanity Fair's Michael Wolff. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Vanity Fair: Pentagon Likely ‘Covered Up’ 9/11 Response

Staff / Truthdig Aug 2, 2006 How do you begin to unravel the conspiracy theories and mysteries surrounding the U.S. Air Force's response on 9/11? Get your hands on over 30 hours of never-before-released NORAD tapes. Vanity Fair's Michael Bronner did just that, and pieces together a picture of the "chaotic military history of that day -- and the Pentagon's apparent attempt to cover it up." Complete with audio clips. (h/t bb.net) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )