Obituaries

Politics

Ted Kennedy and the Death (Hopefully) of an Era

The controversial senator belonged to a different age, one ill-suited to today's increasingly decentralized world

Nick Gillespie | 8.26.2009 10:30 AM

Journalism

Robert Novak, RIP

Peter Suderman | 8.18.2009 12:05 PM

Culture

Les Paul, R.I.P.

Brian Doherty | 8.13.2009 2:35 PM

Culture

Walter Cronkite, RIP

Jesse Walker | 7.18.2009 12:49 AM

Culture

The Fog of Hubris

The life and afterlife of Robert McNamara

Jesse Walker | 7.9.2009 6:00 PM

Politics

William Marina, R.I.P.

Brian Doherty | 7.7.2009 8:01 PM

Culture

Michael Jackson, RIP

Jesse Walker | 6.25.2009 6:47 PM

Culture

Death of a Dystopian

The life and legacy of J.G. Ballard

Joanne McNeil | 6.19.2009 12:00 PM

Culture

Marilyn Chambers, RIP

Jesse Walker | 4.13.2009 3:55 PM

Culture

Tom Braden, 1917-2009

Jesse Walker | 4.6.2009 1:42 PM

Politics

Burt Blumert, R.I.P.

Brian Doherty | 3.30.2009 4:07 PM

Culture

Philip Jose Farmer, RIP

Jesse Walker | 2.26.2009 7:26 AM

Politics

Patrick McGoohan, RIP

Jesse Walker | 1.14.2009 1:44 PM

Culture

Helen Suzman, RIP

Jesse Walker | 1.2.2009 12:35 PM

Culture

Roped and Trussed Just Like Dear Bettie Page

Jesse Walker | 12.12.2008 9:34 AM

Culture

Miriam Makeba, RIP

Jesse Walker | 11.10.2008 12:03 PM

Policy

Michael Crichton, R.I.P.

The novelist and public policy provocateur dies at age 66.

Ronald Bailey | 11.6.2008 12:00 PM

Culture

Dolemite, RIP

Jesse Walker | 10.21.2008 12:32 PM

Culture

The Great Recycler

The late Bruce Conner made lasting art out of junk.

Jesse Walker | 10.1.2008 3:35 PM

Culture

Manny Farber, RIP

Jesse Walker | 8.22.2008 7:05 AM

Politics

Tony Snow: A Tribute

Shikha Dalmia | 7.14.2008 12:00 PM

Politics

Dead on the Fourth of July

Jesse Helms, 1921-2008

Jesse Walker | 7.8.2008 12:00 PM

Obituaries

Thomas M. Disch, RIP

Jesse Walker | 7.7.2008 10:52 PM

Culture

Witchblade Creator Dead at 37

Mike Riggs | 7.7.2008 2:26 PM

Civil Liberties

The Cunning Linguist

Remembering George Carlin's literary genius

Marty Beckerman | 6.23.2008 12:00 PM

Culture

Bo Diddley, RIP

Jesse Walker | 6.2.2008 1:59 PM

Culture

Will Elder, RIP

Jesse Walker | 5.23.2008 4:22 PM

Policy

Turn On, Tune In, Drop Deap: LSD Inventor Albert Hofmann, RIP

Nick Gillespie | 4.30.2008 8:50 AM

Politics

Kenneth Gregg, RIP

Jesse Walker | 3.17.2008 9:28 AM

Obituaries

Gary Gygax, 1938-2008

David Weigel | 3.4.2008 2:52 PM

Cuba

Severo Nieto, RIP

Matt Welch | 3.3.2008 5:51 PM

Politics

William F. Buckley, Jr., RIP

Farewell to the man who created intellectual space for the libertarian movement

Robert Poole | 2.27.2008 4:30 PM

Culture

Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, RIP

Brian Doherty | 2.6.2008 3:21 PM

World

Suharto, 1921-2008

Jesse Walker | 1.28.2008 3:18 PM

Central Intelligence Agency

Phillip Agee Dead

Michael Moynihan | 1.10.2008 5:15 PM

Music

Ike Turner R.I.P.

Michael Young | 12.12.2007 5:04 PM

Culture

Harold Berman, RIP

Jesse Walker | 11.19.2007 11:18 AM

Policy

Earl Dodge, 1932-2007

Jesse Walker | 11.13.2007 6:26 PM

Politics

Laissez Faire Books, R.I.P.

Brian Doherty | 10.16.2007 7:24 AM

Culture

Madeleine L'Engle, RIP

Jesse Walker | 9.10.2007 9:33 AM

Olympics

Richard Jewell, 1962-2007

David Weigel | 8.29.2007 4:14 PM

Politics

Aaron Russo, R.I.P.

Brian Doherty | 8.24.2007 9:24 PM

Culture

Raul Hilberg, RIP

Jesse Walker | 8.15.2007 12:56 PM

Culture

Michelangelo Antonioni, RIP

Nick Gillespie | 8.1.2007 12:11 PM

Policy

Ingmar Bergman, RIP

Jesse Walker | 7.30.2007 11:38 AM

Politics

Hans Sennholz, RIP

Brian Doherty | 6.25.2007 12:43 PM

Politics

Richard Rorty, R.I.P.

Brian Doherty | 6.11.2007 8:31 PM

Politics

The Accidental Modernist

The real legacy of Jerry Falwell

Jesse Walker | 5.16.2007 6:43 AM