The corporate grip on opinion in the United States is one of the wonders of the Western world. No First World country has ever managed to eliminate so entirely from its media all objectivity - much less dissent.

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All children alarm their parents, if only because you are forever expecting to encounter yourself.

All children alarm their parents, if only because you are forever expecting to encounter yourself.

Andy Warhol is the only genius I've ever known with an I.Q. of 60.

Andy Warhol is the only genius I've ever known with an I.Q. of 60.

Television is now so desperately hungry for material that they're scraping the top of the...

Television is now so desperately hungry for material that they're scraping the top of the...

What is in question is a kind of book reviewing which seems to be more...

What is in question is a kind of book reviewing which seems to be more...

The behaviour of President Bush on 11 September certainly gives rise to not unnatural suspicions.

The behaviour of President Bush on 11 September certainly gives rise to not unnatural suspicions.

It makes no difference who you vote for - the two parties are really one...

It makes no difference who you vote for - the two parties are really one...

Teaching has ruined more American novelists than drink.

Teaching has ruined more American novelists than drink.

Religions sprang up among men to deal with the sometimes terrifying aspects of existence, to...

Religions sprang up among men to deal with the sometimes terrifying aspects of existence, to...

Today's public figures can no longer write their own speeches or books, and there is...

Today's public figures can no longer write their own speeches or books, and there is...

In writing and politicking, it's best not to think about it, just do it.

In writing and politicking, it's best not to think about it, just do it.

What is in question is a kind of book reviewing which seems to be more...

What is in question is a kind of book reviewing which seems to be more...

Litigation takes the place of sex at middle age.

Litigation takes the place of sex at middle age.

We're not a democracy.

We're not a democracy.

It is not enough to succeed. Others must fail.

It is not enough to succeed. Others must fail.

I never miss a chance to have sex or appear on television.

I never miss a chance to have sex or appear on television.

Any American who is prepared to run for president should automatically, by definition, be disqualified...

Any American who is prepared to run for president should automatically, by definition, be disqualified...

Many writers who choose to be active in the world lose not virtue but time,...

Many writers who choose to be active in the world lose not virtue but time,...

I'm all for bringing back the birch, but only between consenting adults.

I'm all for bringing back the birch, but only between consenting adults.

Half of the American people have never read a newspaper. Half never voted for President....

Half of the American people have never read a newspaper. Half never voted for President....

The theater needs continual reminders that there is nothing more debasing than the work of...

The theater needs continual reminders that there is nothing more debasing than the work of...