Dive into the archives.
- Robert McNamara
Robert McNamara died today. If anyone has not seen Errol Morris’s documentary, The Fog of War, it is well worth it.
- The Racism of Israeli Liberals: Amos Elon
When you encounter Israeli liberals in the US or in Europe, they present a different face. They never reveal what they actually had written in their books. This is very true of Amos Oz but also true of Amos Elon. You need to read the books of those Zionist liberals to realize that when it [...]
- Obituary: Peter Camejo
I was sad to read that Peter Camejo, one of the founders of the California Green party, died recently. In 2004, he received my vote when he ran as Ralph Nader’s vice Presidential candidate (though independent from the Green party). There was a nice obituary in the San Francisco Chronicle.
- Karlheinz Stockhausen, R.I.P.
I recently learned that Karlheinz Stockhausen, one of my artistic idols, died on December 5 at age 79 – this is a terrible loss for the music world and the art community in general. Stockhausen’s music found me as recently as 2003, when I took a class in contemporary electronic music as an eager music [...]
