Author Profile
Kurt Vonnegut

Kurt Vonnegut, the legendary author, WWII veteran, humanist, artist and smoker, was an In These Times senior editor until his death in April 2007. His classic works include Slaughterhouse-Five, Breakfast of Champions and Cat’s Cradle, among many others. The last book by him published before his death, A Man Without a Country (2005), collects many of the articles he wrote for this magazine.
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Ode To America’s Freshwater People
On Abraham Lincoln, Carl Sandburg, Mrs. O'Leary's cow, and other Midwesterners. MORE
Features · May 20, 2014
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Your Guess Is as Good as Mine
Most of you, if not all of you, like me, feel inadequately educated. That is an ordinary feeling MORE
Features · December 12, 2005
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Susan Sontag and Arthur Miller
Dr. Marc Leeds, PhD, an English teacher and old friend of mine, albeit 30 years my junior, recently asked MORE
Act Locally · March 3, 2005
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American Christmas Card 2004
As a special holiday treat for its readers, In These Times asked Kurt Vonnegut for his thoughts on MORE
Features · December 23, 2004
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Have I Got a Car for You!
I used to be the owner and manager of an automobile dealership in West Barnstable, Massachusetts, called “Saab MORE
Culture · November 24, 2004
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The End is Near
I am writing this before the election, so I cannot know whether George W. Bush or John F. Kerry will be our President, God willing... MORE
Features · October 29, 2004
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Requiem for a Dreamer
Editor’s note: What follows is a conversation between Kurt Vonnegut and out-of-print science fiction writer Kilgore Trout. MORE
Culture · October 15, 2004
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I Love You, Madame Librarian
I, like probably most of you, have seen Michael Moore’s Fahrenheit 9/11. Its title is a parody of MORE
Culture · August 6, 2004
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Cold Turkey
Many years ago, I was so innocent I still considered it possible that we could become the humane MORE
Features · May 10, 2004
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False Advertising
I recently gave a speech in Cleveland. I feel so safe there. The bi-partisanship of Neocons working in perfect harmony... MORE
Culture · March 24, 2004