VONNEGUT by the Dozen

America owes Kurt Vonnegut a debt of gratitude for infusing its culture with the brilliant insight found in books like ***Mother Night***, ***Player Piano*** and ***Slaughterhouse-5***—and for the mordantly funny writings assembled in this collection. The Nation was one of Vonnegut’s outlets for his political writings. He contributed to the magazine once or twice a year from 1978 to 1998, like a regular donation to the United Way. His politics were consistently on the left, and after fighting in World War II—whi…