In 1986–1988 Hunter S. Thompson, famed author of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, wrote a weekly column for the San Francisco Examiner. The articles collected under this cover chronicle the lives of the Generation of Pig, whose evil deeds are felt in everything from the Iran-Contra affair to the media coverage of Hurricane Gloria; from blood pressure machines to the Super Bowl; from the monsters that run the Denver airport to the rampant televangelists. The incomparable “Dr. Gonzo” has come a long way in search of intelligent life, and instead discovered only complete madness.