I have a soft spot for curmudgeons, especially when their disaffection with things as they are provide real insight into why things are the way they are. Gore Vidal was one of those—a brilliant, articulate, savage man whose honesty so many people found offensive. Not that he didn’t relish giving offense: he did, but he did so almost always with intelligence and wit. In the wake of his death, the Web is already awash in Vidal quotes, some accurate, some not. The way of the world, as he well knew.Read More