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March 16, 2013
Noam Chomsky on Hugo Chavez
[From article]
Intellectuals like to think of themselves as iconoclasts, he says. “But you take a look through history and it’s the exact opposite. The respected intellectuals are those who conform and serve power interests.”
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/2/afc74988-8c96-11e2-aed2-00144feabdc0.html#axzz2Nfmc0r9a
March 15, 2013 5:40 pm
Lunch with the FT: Noam Chomsky
By John McDermott
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