"My brother said the same: namely, that starting lit mags is better than assassinations. It would be nice if they were one or the other. The fact is they started lit mags to avoid blowback while ramping up their assassinations and coups. And it got writers/lovers of freedom confused about whether they were allowed to oppose the assassinations without being called red or communist or pink or Stalinist.They were afraid that calling out the CIA might hurt their writing careers.The fear persists."
I fear so.
Whitney's essay is listed in Best American Essays of 2013 as among the Notable Essays of 2012. (So is "Time Crystals,: an essay of mine that was published in Boulevard.)
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