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Blood Sport, the Bush Doctrine, and the Downward Spiral of Dumbness

A quick read, these are some of Thompson's columns from when he worked for ESPN in the early 2000s. The columns are mostly regarding sports and betting, with a little current events/politics thrown in. I loved Thompson's early books. (Hell's Angels, Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail, Fear and......more

For me personally the real sad thing about reading Dr. Thompson these days is knowing that I am running out of fresh material. If you have ever read any Thompson you know that the way his life ended was exactly the way he wanted his life to end. It was his decision and I guess I can respect him for......more

Not much to say but "Doctor Duke" is gone and most of what he predicted about the political future has come to pass. We are living in a police state where whistle blowers and the poor are hunted like animals and the reactionaries have captured both political parties. Remember all the good things tha......more

Highly entertaining, even though I could give a ratty ass about sports. At times a bit name-droppy and phoned in compared to his best work, but whatever, in the mid-oughts I was happy to read Thompson gleefully insulting W, Vice & Co with more brilliance than I could ever hope to deploy. No, I didn'......more

sports is not my thing, but to hear Hunter Thompson describe that world - I was in. I'll never look at the American horse racing crowd the same again.......more