Steve Erickson

The New Sanctimony
By Steve Erickson
The New Sanctimony
Down with Jefferson, Clinton and '60s hedonism! American politics has declared war on the pursuit of pleasure.
I feel fine
In Steve Erickson's visionary new novel, it already is the end of the world -- and we don't know it.
L.A. stories
The author of "The Sea Came in at Midnight" recommends five great contemporary novels about Los Angeles.
Swing Nation RIP
Rat Pack Sinatra, khaki pants and frosty martinis may have been vapid, but just wait for the next horror on the cultural horizon
Why Elia Kazan should not receive an Oscar
By bestowing a special honor on the director, who already has won two Oscars, the academy is glossing over history.
The Teen Millennium
From 'Buffy' to 'Jawbreaker,' today's culture makes teenagers the battlegrounds of cosmic forces.
Pimps without portfolio
Even after the impeachment debacle revealed just how out of touch they are, the Washington media elite are still trying to hustle the American people.
Mammary dreams
Behind men's moral outrage at Clinton's behavior seethes the fear that his compulsion is just one step beyond our own.
A battle for the soul of America
Steve Erickson argues that it's time for the American people to realize that Clinton trial isn't really about Clinton -- it's about democracy.
Let the culture war rage
Let the culture war rage, let the full impeachment trial begin -- it's time for America to decide what its true values are.
Mementos from the pre-millennium
Dredged from the 1998 archives of art, pop culture and politics, Steve Erickson offers his own private cultural canon.
Secret America
When presidents, both living and dead, can't even keep their DNA private, there is no realm we can call our own.
Democracy on life support
The cynical Starr hearings were to their Watergate precursors as Jack Kevorkian is to Mother Teresa.
Starr dust, pundit bust
Steve Erickson on why Kenneth Starr will crash and burn on Thursday
The amazing disappearing Newt
After the Republicans have picked over the carnage of the former speaker's career, Newt will vanish into historical thin air.
The most significant musical moments of 1997
Salon contributors answer the question: what was your most significant moment of 1997?

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