Norman Mailer: Works and Days

Why? Why? Why? Why — Are We in Vietnam?

An interview with Pierre Dommergues in which Mailer speaks of a tendency toward civil war in America and a 'totalitarianism of the middle.'

An interview with Pierre Dommergues in which Mailer speaks boldly of the crisis in America over Vietnam: “There has been a tendency toward civil war in America for the last ten years.” He describes how the corporation mind has “conquered the American spirit and established a totalitarianism of the middle, a mediocrity of vision.”

First published: 1968-04
Form: interview
Lennon & Lennon: 68.6a
Cite as: /works/1968-04-why-are-we-in-vietnam-dommergues
Last updated: 2026-05-30