William S. Burroughsвђ™ "the Revised Boy Scout Ma... Link

In a notably prescient move, Burroughs is credited with one of the first printed uses of the term "fake news" (appearing on page 48), proposing the dissemination of fabricated news to foment mass panic and chaos.

The work defies easy categorization, acting simultaneously as a , a revenge fantasy , and a satirical parody . William S. Burroughs’ "The revised boy scout ma...

Reviewers often note a tension between his cynical view of the human condition and a utopian hope that we can "do better" by dismantling current hierarchies. In a notably prescient move, Burroughs is credited