I am not buying or borrowing any more books until I read and review the 13 that I bought (for a grand total of £17.50) in London on Friday 10th October 2025. You can see the list and the rationale here. Title: Chomsky: Oracle of the State. An assorted bo of anti-Chomsky sentiments Author: Various... Continue Reading →
The Intellectual Tradition (Chomsky interviewed by Pilger in 1992)
From a documentary broadcast on BBC2 on November 25 1992. PILGER: And yet you’re often described as an extremist CHOMSKY: Sure. I am an extremist. Because a ‘moderate’ is anyone who supports western power, and an extremist is anyone who objects to themPILGER: Now you’ve had some quite spectacular rows | Arthur Schlesinger accused you of betraying the... Continue Reading →
Letter in the FT: Economists, madmen and astrologers…
I love the Financial Times. There, I said it. Why? Because Noam Chomsky told me to. Or, more accurately, Chomsky pointed out that the business press is for the people who actually run the show, and they need/demand accurate information. If you want to peak over their shoulders, it ain't cheap, but it is there.... Continue Reading →
Noam Chomsky letter from May 1995
Noam Chomsky is 95, and according to a tweet I just saw, his health "has deteriorated to the point it now prevents him from writing, commenting or participating in the public domain." I put this letter from him up as one miniscule example of just how wonderful -and life-changing - his work (the lectures and... Continue Reading →