Legacy of the Libertines

Gore Vidal is one of my favorite writers. In fact, I've been thinking about posting a "Just Because" about one of his fascinating books (which I still will do). Well, today, I came upon this article suggesting that he may have had some rather unfortunate ~ OK, nasty ~ predilections. This comes as no big surprise, and it's certainly not the first time we've learned something unsavory about an accomplished individual, but it does raise an interesting question: Should such posthumous revelations negate the value of a person's achievements?: http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/nov/15/gore-vidal-paedophile-work-reputation-wagner