The Gospel of Scooter The Gospel of Scooter
A political nightmare, with a scriptural spin, tells the true story of two nefarious lords and their faithful servant.
May 2, 2006 / Feature / Richard Lingeman
The Gospel of Scooter The Gospel of Scooter
A political nightmare, with a scriptural spin, tells the true story of two nefarious lords and their faithful servant.
Apr 12, 2006 / Feature / Richard Lingeman
He’s Got a Little List He’s Got a Little List
The Nation is pleased that so many of its contributors are included on a right-wing list of the most dangerous academics in America.
Feb 23, 2006 / Richard Lingeman
The Buzz and the Fury The Buzz and the Fury
Faulkner does Oprah.
Aug 4, 2005 / Books & the Arts / Richard Lingeman
The George W. Bush Presidential Library, Inc. The George W. Bush Presidential Library, Inc.
This piece first appeared in different form in Billionaires for Bush: How to Rule the World for Fun and Profit (Thunder's Mouth Press).
Aug 26, 2004 / Richard Lingeman
What Are They Reading? What Are They Reading?
John Hess, who, it should be said, is one of The Nation's oldest friends and severest critics, once complained to me about an "editor's choice" blurb I'd written, which containe...
Feb 18, 2004 / Books & the Arts / Richard Lingeman
Lenny From Heaven Lenny From Heaven
Lenny Bruce, the potty-mouthed wit who turned stand-up comedy into social commentary, was posthumously pardoned yesterday by Gov. George E.
Jan 8, 2004 / Richard Lingeman
What Are They Reading? What Are They Reading?
This is a book that should be on every activist's bed table, like Gideon bibles in hotels.
Dec 24, 2003 / Books & the Arts / Richard Lingeman
The Haunting The Haunting
The likeness of Nathaniel Hawthorne hanging in the AmLit museum resembles the shadowy, fading portrait of a distinguished ancestor.
Dec 24, 2003 / Books & the Arts / Richard Lingeman