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May the Best Man Win

Gore Vidal’s 1964 political drama is a study in the ethics of mudslinging, which remains all too relevant as we enter this year’s election season.

Published on: June 21, 2020
Matt Hanson is a contributing editor at The Arts Fuse, Boston’s online independent arts and culture magazine. His work has appeared in the New Yorker, the Baffler, the Guardian, the Millions, the ;/.,÷Smart Set, and Three Quarks Daily.
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