American professor and public intellectual known for his work in linguistics, political activism, and social criticism.
There is no body of theory or significant body of relevant information, beyond the comprehension of the layman, which makes policy immune from criticism.
The Bible is one of the most genocidal books in history.
The people who were honored in the Bible were the false prophets. It was the ones we call the prophets who were jailed and driven into the desert.
The Occupy movement is - it was a big surprise.
There is every likelihood that the Jihadi movement, much of it highly critical of bin Laden, could have been split and undermined after 9/11.
There's plenty to criticize about the mass media, but they are the source of regular information about a wide range of topics. You can't duplicate that on blogs.
The poorest country in South America, Bolivia, had been devastated by neoliberal economic policies.
The American claim that the bombing of North Vietnam was directed against military targets does not withstand direct investigation.
Those who had demanded no more than an end to the bombing of North Vietnam and a commitment to negotiations saw their demands being realized, and lapsed into silence.
I don't know if I officially proofread my father's book, but I read it. I did get some conception of grammar in general from that.