Stanley Crouch

  • Roth's historical sin

    In "The Plot Against America," the great novelist imagines a 1940s America devoured by anti-Semitism -- ignoring the brutal anti-black bigotry that actually existed.
    By Stanley Crouch October 11, 2004

  • Laura Bush, first lady of literacy

    Salon interviews Stanley Crouch about the future of literature under the new administration.
    By Maria Russo January 20, 2001

  • Ben Affleck: "I hope Nader can still sleep"

    The Oscar-winning actor, Tina Brown, Sigourney Weaver and others share the Election Night suspense with Salon.
    By Amy Reiter November 8, 2000

  • Living color

    The critic and author of "Don't the Moon Look Lonesome" picks eight great books that get race right.
    By Stanley Crouch October 6, 2000

  • Vouchers and the GOP

    The Republicans' quick fix for education reform doesn't compute. Here's why.
    By Stanley Crouch May 26, 2000

  • Mourning the loss of Cardinal O'Connor

    America's most powerful Catholic was a tough guy, and he was wise to the ways of politics and human beings.
    By Stanley Crouch May 10, 2000

  • Letters to the editor

    Spouses who switch teams Plus: Is the media ignoring racism in Zimbabwe? James Woods' puppy love.
    May 1, 2000

  • The shame of Zimbabwe

    If whites were murdering black farmers, there would be hell to pay.
    By Stanley Crouch April 26, 2000

  • Letters to the editor

    White House protest letter draws readers' derision Plus: Do music videos give blacks a bad rap? McCain's anti-Confederate flag talk doesn't fly.
    April 24, 2000

  • Stop whining about the media!

    On TV shows, commercials and the news, black people are doctors, lawyers and yes, gangbangers -- just like in real life.
    By Stanley Crouch April 19, 2000

  • The return of the White Negro

    Filmmaker James Toback talks about race, sex, Warren Beatty and his explosive new movie, "Black and White."
    By Michael Sragow March 30, 2000

  • What the NYPD did right

    By exercising restraint against rioters after Patrick Dorismond's funeral, the police gave Giuliani a chance to regain the moral high ground -- but will he take it?
    By Stanley Crouch March 29, 2000

  • Letters to the editor

    Does the debunker need debunking? Plus: Up with the Sponge! "Mission to Mars" doesn't get off the ground.
    March 20, 2000

  • Addicted to violence

    American culture and politics have glorified violence for years. So why are we surprised when 6-year-olds kill?
    By Stanley Crouch March 15, 2000

  • Diallo is a martyr, but the cops aren't murderers

    Racism didn't kill the African immigrant, but his death has forced the police and the community to reckon better with one another.
    By Stanley Crouch March 1, 2000

  • Letters to the editor

    Readers welcome Stanley Crouch. Plus: White guilt doesn't help; will the Internet make you lonely?
    Letters to the editor February 23, 2000

  • Can the GOP change its colors?

    Right-wing pandering on abortion and the Confederate flag won't help.
    By Stanley Crouch February 18, 2000

  • The bull in the black-intelligentsia china shop

    He calls Toni Morrison a fraud, afrocentrists "lost" and gangsta rappers "the scum of the Earth," but actually, critic Stanley Crouch is a sweetheart.
    By Amy Alexander January 19, 1999

  • The Salon Interview: Stanley Crouch

    Author and critic Stanley Crouch offers sharp and commonsensical views on President Clinton and Monica Lewinsky, multiculturalism and the American identity, Spike Lee and Johnnie Cochran.
    By Jonathan Broder February 25, 1998

  • Always In Pursuit

    David Futrelle reviews 'Always in Pursuit' by Stanley Crouch.
    By David Futrelle February 25, 1998

  • Happy End of the World

    By Michelle Goldberg September 17, 1997

  • Black Beauty: Live at Fillmore West

    By Ezra Gale September 16, 1997

  • SALON Roundtable

    Black and white relations have hit bottom. Where do we go from here?
    November 12, 1995
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