Today we celebrate the life of Noam Chomsky who turns 93 this week and discuss the nature of punditry, the role of true intellectuals in today’s society and the cult of pseudo intellectual charlatans. 

Chapters

00:01:32 Intro

00:04:52 Segment 1

00:17:22 Segment 2

00:27:02 Segment 3

00:33:28 Show Notes

00:34:48 Book Love

00:35:34 Emails + Shoutouts

00:53:44 Outro

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Resources

New York Times: QAnon Now as Popular in U.S. as Some Major Religions, Poll Suggests

The Atlantic: Noam Chomsky on Where Artificial Intelligence Went Wrong

The New Yorker: The Devil’s Accountant (Noam Chomsky’s criticism of America’s role in the world has increased his isolation—and his audience.)

Current Affairs: The Intellectual We Deserve

Book Love

Chomsky Books

Syntactic Structures

Turning the Tide: U.S. Intervention in Central America and the Struggle for Peace

The Chomsky Reader

Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media

Rethinking Camelot: JFK, the Vietnam War, and U.S. Political Culture

Media Control: The Spectacular Achievements of Propaganda

Profit over People: Neoliberalism and Global Order

The Umbrella of U.S. Power: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Contradictions of U.S. Policy

Gaza in Crisis: Reflections on Israel’s War Against the Palestinians

Requiem for the American Dream: The Ten Principles of Concentration of Wealth and Power

Reporter, by Seymour Hersh

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