No. 13 magazine tales of mutual dependence

tales of mutual dependence

Where else can you learn why Eugenia Williamson thinks Ira Glass’s This American Life is so annoying

Published: March 2023

for better and for worse

Christian Lorentzen buried the British pop star/pedophiliac Jimmy Savile

No. 13 magazine tales of mutual dependenceIn which we kicked off our long running study of American conservatism with a look at the nations long parade of kooks and cranks. In it, Jeff Sharlet remembers Westbrook Pegler, the It Boy of attack journalism. Dave Mulcahey considers the backlash bible known as Readers Digest. Robert Nedelkoff discusses the black godfather of American fascism. And Dan Raeburn recalls when the beloved comic strip Lil Abner took its sharp turn to the right. Dan Kelly