Monday, April 7, 2008

Denouncing & Renouncing

"Usually we denounce our opponents, not our friends or associates or loved ones (unless we are living in a totalitarian state where denunciations are offered as proof of loyalty)." Stanley Fish reminds us of the similarities between McCarthyism and the current spree of denunciations/renunciations.

New York Times: "Denouncing & Renouncing" (March 24, 2008)

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