Libertarian socialism is properly to be regarded as the inheritor of the liberal ideals of the Enlightenment. Noam Chomsky enlightenmentidealinheritor Change image and share on social
Language is a process of free creation; its laws and principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even the interpretation and use of words involves a process of free creation. Noam Chomsky creationfixfree share on social
All through Latin America, there's sharp condemnation of the criminal atrocities of Sept. 11. But it's qualified by the observation that although these are horrible atrocities, they are not unfamiliar. Noam Chomsky americaatrocitycondemnation share on social
NATO was constructed on the - with the reason, whether one believes it or not, that it was going to defend Western Europe from Russian assault. Once the Berlin Wall fell and the Soviet Union was beginning to collapse, that reason was gone. So, first question: why does NATO exist? Noam Chomsky assaultbeginbelieve share on social
Chemistry, until my childhood, not that long ago, was regarded as a calculating device. Because you couldn't reduce to physics. So it's just some way of calculating the result of experiments. The Bohr atom was treated that way. Noam Chomsky agoatombohr share on social
Debt is a social and ideological construct, not a simple economic fact. Noam Chomsky constructdebteconomic Change image and share on social
The public is strongly in favor of the Kyoto Protocols, so strongly in favor that a majority of Bush voters thought that he was in favor of it. They are simply unaware. Noam Chomsky bushfavorkyoto Change image and share on social
Anywhere in Latin America there is a potential threat of the pathology of caudillismo and it has to be guarded against. Noam Chomsky americacaudillismoguard Change image and share on social
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. Noam Chomsky bincriticalhighly Change image and share on social
Free institutions certainly exist, but a tradition of passivity and conformism restricts their use - a cynic might say that this is why they continue to exist. Noam Chomsky conformismcontinuecynic Change image and share on social
