Ben Fountain

It's time for a new season of The Real West Wing, and viewers are looking forward to watching the President run for his third term, recently cleared by the Supreme Court. There may or may not be a new weeping sickness sweeping the nation, and an unlikely hero is recruited to join the President's campaign – mystical pro-wrestler Rasputin. (That...

Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk by Ben Fountain tells the story of nineteen-year-old Billy Lynn, who is home from Iraq and hailed as a hero. Billy, along with the rest of Bravo Company, was recorded defeating Iraqi insurgents in a fierce firefight, and their bravery has become a YouTube sensation. The Bush Administration has organised a nationwide Victory Tour for...