Published on http://www.counterpunch.org “What is it . . . about the American character that allows the long con of our politics to go on and on. . .?” – Ben Fountain, Beautiful Country Burn... Read more
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org “In justice as fairness society is interpreted as a cooperative venture for mutual advantage.” – John Rawls, A Theory of Justice, 1971 One wonders i... Read more
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org “What? Art thou mad? Is not the truth the truth?” – Falstaff to Prince Hal, Henry IV, Part 1. Falstaff, inveterate liar, throws this question at Prin... Read more
Published on http://www.counterpunch.org People at the British Ministry of Information “do not know much about the public mind . .. What is wanted in that ministry is a little less Lincoln’s... Read more