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By adam, on July 31st, 2006 |
If we accept the originary hypothesis we accept that, at the most basic level of analysis, there are nothing but events. Speaking of broader social processes, like the extension of the market system, is a necessary shorthand, but ultimately that “process” is nothing but a series of events that reference each other as signs. The [...] Continue reading The 9/11 Event By gans, on July 29th, 2006 |
A couple of pieces from today’s LA Times: 1. Rosa Brooks’ column is a good place to find an unsubtle expression of what passes for a “progressive” perspective. A few days ago, she suggested that Islamic terrorists in the US were as rare as elephants. No doubt the way the Times reports the news, [...] Continue reading How the West Was Lost By gans, on July 28th, 2006 |
The MacNeil-Lehrer newshour, which I’ve watched over the years as a reasonably fair-minded program, has an interesting way of covering the recent Israel-Hezbollah conflict. They begin with one of those British reporters who must learn their craft in a mortuary–every sentence ends with a fall–showing us the latest results of Israeli destruction; bombed-out buildings, piles [...] Continue reading Darkest Just before the Dawn? By gans, on July 27th, 2006 |
[Lecturer at the University of Wisconsin-Madison] Kevin Barrett told a Milwaukee talk show host in June that he believed that the U.S. government used “controlled demolitions with explosives” on Sept. 11 to bring down the World Trade Center buildings and later said that the idea of a hijacked plane hitting the Pentagon was “preposterous.” He [...] Continue reading The Free Exchange of Ideas By gans, on July 25th, 2006 |
We’ve all heard people debate the question of whether Samuel Huntington’s “clash of civilizations” applies to the current “war on terror.” As in most dialogues de sourds there is a better answer than either yes or no. This is a conflict between one side that believes there is a “clash of civilizations” and one that [...] Continue reading The Clash of the Clash of Civilizations By gans, on July 16th, 2006 |
Michael Haneke’s Caché is one of the more interesting recent French films, even more interesting if you also watch the 20-minute interview with the German filmmaker. If I had more time I’d write a Chronicle on this subject. Media intellectual Georges Laurent (Daniel Auteuil) finds a series of mysterious VCR tapes of his house and personal [...] Continue reading Postmodernity as White Guilt: Michael Haneke’s Caché (first impressions) By gans, on July 8th, 2006 |
A columnist’s commemoration of the first anniversary of the London subway bombing: I know, I know. Some of you will be shaking your heads now, saying, “Hey, give the Republican anti-terror strategy a little credit here. After all, we haven’t had another 9/11-style attack, have we?” True. But if you think the lack of another major [...] Continue reading No elephants around here! By adam, on July 6th, 2006 |
This will be an experiment in applying originary analysis to an ongoing historical event–that is, the kind where facts undermining the very premise of your analysis might emerge before you’ve completed it; or, to put it another way, before the event is over or “sealed.” How should we make sense of Israel’s current campaign to free [...] Continue reading Hostages |
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