About this episode
The episode explores the life and influence of writer Dwight Macdonald during the Cold War era.
We’re unearthing a model writer for an anxious America. Dwight Macdonald was his own eccentric voice through the Cold War politics and culture of the 1950s and 60s. He was a peacenik at heart, otherwise ... The post America’s Orwell appeared first on Open Source with Christopher Lydon .
People in this episode
Host: Christopher Lydon
Topics covered
- Cold War
- politics
- culture
- writing
- American history
Keywords
- Dwight Macdonald
- Cold War
- 1950s
- 1960s
- politics
- culture
- writing
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