Sometimes called "the father of modern linguistics", Chomsky is also a major figure in analytic philosophy and one of the founders of the field of cognitive science.
Michael Albert, Julian Assange, Bono, Jean Bricmont, Hugo Chávez, Zack de la Rocha, Clinton Fernandes, Norman Finkelstein, Robert Fisk, Amy Goodman, Stephen Jay Gould, Glenn Greenwald, Christopher Hitchens, Naomi Klein, Kyle Kulinski, Michael Moore, John Nichols, Ann Nocenti, John Pilger, Harold Pinter, Arundhati Roy, Edward Said, Aaron Swartz Īvram Noam Chomsky (born December 7, 1928) is an American public intellectual known for his work in linguistics, political activism, and social criticism.powerful, always provocative." - The Guardian Agree with him or not, we lose out by not listening." - Business Week The questions Chomsky raises will eventually have to be answered. With relentless logic, Chomsky bids us to listen closely to what our leaders tell us-and to discern what they are leaving out. "Reading Chomsky is like standing in a wind tunnel. "The conscience of the American people." - New Statesman perhaps the most widely read voice on foreign policy on the planet." - The New York Times Book Review Rethinking Camelot is "an interesting work not only for the history it explores, but also as a study of how various individuals and groups write and interpret history" ( Choice). Chomsky argues that US institutions and political culture, not individual presidents, are the key to understanding US behavior during Vietnam. In it, Chomsky dismisses efforts to resurrect Camelot-an attractive American myth portraying JFK as a shining knight promising peace, foiled only by assassins bent on stopping this lone hero who would have unilaterally withdrawn from Vietnam had he lived. Kennedy's role in the US invasion of Vietnam and a probing reflection on the elite political culture that allowed and encouraged the Cold War. Rethinking Camelot is a thorough analysis of John F. strong arguments against Kennedy mythologists" ( Publishers Weekly). The famed political critic "analyzes the issue most prominently posed in Oliver Stone's film JFK.
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