https://pjmedia.com/tatler/2012/08/02/the-one-excellent-post-mortem-on-gore-vidal/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 01:41:59 -0400<![CDATA[Coming just  10 days after the death of Alex Cockburn, came the literary star of The Nation and New York Review of Books, the vile Gore Vidal.  His life has been celebrated and heralded in scores of obits and articles. The most despicable is of course from The Nation, and the pen of historian Jon Weiner, who concludes that  Vidal &#8220;wrote as a citizen of the republic and a critic of the empire. We won’t have another like him.&#8221; Thankfully, and now Vidal&#8217;s vicious attacks leave only Noam Chomsky as his remaining successor.]]>Thu, 02 Aug 2012 15:29:43 -0400<![CDATA[Ron Radosh]]>https://pjmedia.com/ron-radosh/2012/08/02/the-one-excellent-post-mortem-on-gore-vidal-n169339