From the daily archives:
by Justin Nicholes
In “The Responsibility of Intellectuals,” Noam Chomsky in 1967 identified academics as people Washington usually ignored if they protested US aggression in Vietnam: “these nasty types [sarcasm intended] are often psychologists, mathematicians, chemists, or philosophers (just as, incidentally, those most vocal in protest in the Soviet Union are generally physicists, literary intellectuals, and others remote from the exercise of power)….”
Wake up and smell the politics. That’s what we’ve done this Wednesday. And for good reason, too, as writers all over the Web are dashing out articles concerning the latest and greatest in political intrigue. To begin, Obama’s reverence for Lincoln spurs debate over the 16th President’s legacy. The discussion on gay rights continues in the New York Review of Books, we take a look back at the troubles that lurked on Ellis Island during the early 20th century, and Cass Sunstein addresses extremism. But Wednesday is not dedicated to political drama only. Chuck Klosterman has a book out and he wants you to know that it is not about him, thanks very much. Penguin has developed an online publishing channel, and Bloomberg pays respect to Steve Wilstein, the great sportswriter who broke the news about Mark McGwire’s steroid use. – Kevin Murphy
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