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Science, Mind, and Limits of Understanding.
2014-01
Science, Mind, and Limits of Understanding Noam Chomsky The Science and Faith Foundation (STOQ), The Vatican, January 2014 One of the most profound insights into language and mind, I think, was Descartes’s recognition of what we may call “the creative aspect of language use”: the ordinary use of language is typically i...
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A Roadmap to a Just World — People Reanimating Democracy.
2013-06-17
A Roadmap to a Just World — People Reanimating Democracy Noam Chomsky DW Global Media Forum , Bonn, Germany, June 17, 2013 I’d like to comment on topics that I think should regularly be on the front pages but are not – and in many crucial cases are scarcely mentioned at all or are presented in ways that seem to me dece...
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The Truth About America’s Secret, Dirty Wars.
2013-04-27
The Truth About America’s Secret, Dirty Wars Noam Chomsky, Amy Goodman, and Jeremy Scahill Harvard University, April 27, 2013 JEREMY SCAHILL: I’m really honored to be here with both Amy Goodman and Noam Chomsky. On my own Facebook page, I list Democracy Now! as my university, because I learned journalism not from the c...
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Violence and Dignity: Reflections on the Middle East.
2013
Violence and Dignity: Reflections on the Middle East Noam Chomsky 2013 Edward Said Lecture, Friends House, London, March 18, 2013 Swedish novelist Henning Mankell tells of an experience in Mozambique at the peak of the hideous atrocities of the apartheid era, when he saw a thin man walking towards him in ragged clothes...
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The Common Good.
2013-02
The Common Good Noam Chomsky Talk given in February 2013, published at Truthout: Part I , Part II Whether public education contributes to the Common Good depends, of course, on what kind of education it is, to whom it is available, and what we take to be the Common Good. There’s no need to tarry on the fact that these ...
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Who Owns the World?
2012-09
Who Owns the World? Noam Chomsky Delivered at University of Massachusetts at Amherst , September 2012 When I was thinking about these remarks, I had two topics in mind, couldn’t decide between them — actually pretty obvious ones. One topic is, what are the most important issues that we face? The second topic is, what i...
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The Great Charter: Its Fate, Our Fate.
2012-06-19
The Great Charter: Its Fate, Our Fate Noam Chomsky Text of lecture given at the The University of Saint Andrews , June 19, 2012 As you all know, the U. of St Andrews was founded right about at the time of the 200th anniversary of one of the great events in the establishment of civil and human rights, the issuance of Ma...
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Revolutionary Pacifism: Choices and Prospects.
2011-11-01
Revolutionary Pacifism: Choices and Prospects Noam Chomsky Text of lecture given upon being awarded the Sydney Peace Prize , November 1, 2011 As we all know, the United Nations was founded “to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war.” The words can only elicit deep regret when we consider how we have acted ...
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Language and the Cognitive Science Revolution(s).
2011-04-08
Language and the Cognitive Science Revolution(s) Noam Chomsky Text of lecture given at the Carleton University , April 8, 2011 (Partial transcript courtesy of David P. Wilkins) … My own feeling is that the major cognitive science revolution was in the seventeenth century. … And, in some respects, what was beginning to ...
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The State-Corporate Complex: A Threat to Freedom and Survival.
2011-04-07
The State-Corporate Complex: A Threat to Freedom and Survival Noam Chomsky Text of lecture given at the The University of Toronto , April 7, 2011 (Transcript courtesy of Yvonne Bond) I’m going to talk mostly about the United States, in part because I know it better, but also in part because it its unique significance i...
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Academic Freedom and the Corporatization of Universities.
2011-04-06
Academic Freedom and the Corporatization of Universities Noam Chomsky University of Toronto, Scarborough , April 6, 2011 [NB: This is a partial transcript. For video of the lecture, click here: http://www.youtube.com/user/uoftscarborough#p/c/0/Q97tFyqHVLs ] A couple of months ago, I went to Mexico to give talks at the ...
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Contours of Global Order: Domination, Instability, and Xenophobia in a Changing World.
2011-03-13
Contours of Global Order: Domination, Instability, and Xenophobia in a Changing World Noam Chomsky Text of lecture given at Westerkerk, Amsterdam, The Netherlands , March 13, 2011 When we settled on the title for this talk, few could have guessed how apt it would prove to be when the time came — how dramatically the wo...
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Human intelligence and the environment.
2010-09-30
Human intelligence and the environment Noam Chomsky University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill , September 30, 2010 I’LL BEGIN with an interesting debate that took place some years ago between Carl Sagan, the well-known astrophysicist, and Ernst Mayr, the grand old man of American biology. They were debating the possibi...
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Power Hunger Tempered by Self-Deception.
2010-05-28
Power Hunger Tempered by Self-Deception Noam Chomsky Text of lecture given at the Collège de France , May 28, 2010 (Transcript courtesy of Adrián Ondrovič) The past generation has witnessed an enlightening experiment that bears directly on the general topics of this conference and also on the specific aspects that I’ve...
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US Foreign Policy in the Middle East.
2010-05-25
US Foreign Policy in the Middle East Noam Chomsky Text of lecture delivered at the UNESCO Palace, Beirut, Lebanon, May 25, 2010 It’s very commonly agreed in foreign policy circles that there are two major issues in American foreign policy today. One of them is the threat of Iran and the second one is the unresolved Isr...
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US Foreign Policy in the Middle East, Traducción al castellano: La política de Estados Unidos en el Medio Oriente.
2010-05-25
La política de Estados Unidos en el Medio Oriente Noam Chomsky Texto de la charla presentada en el Palacio UNESCO, Beirut, Líbano, May 25, 2010 (Traducción gracias a Individo Blog ) Se acuerda muy comunmente en los círculos de la política exterior que hay dos problemas mayores en la política exterior americana hoy. Uno...
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Final Remarks, Istanbul Conference on Freedom of Speech.
2010-04-10
Final Remarks, Istanbul Conference on Freedom of Speech Noam Chomsky Text of lecture delivered at the Istanbul Conference on Freedom of Speech, April 10, 2010 The title of one of our earlier sessions was Cogito, “I think.” That may serve as a useful reminder that even more fundamental than the right of free expression ...
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Quo Vadis.
2010-04-10
Quo Vadis Noam Chomsky Text of lecture delivered at the Istanbul Conference on Freedom of Speech, April 10, 2010 In brief opening remarks this morning I brought up the crucial fact that rights are typically not granted, but rather won, by dedicated and informed popular struggle. That includes the core principle of free...
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The Radical Intellectual.
2010-04-08
The Radical Intellectual Noam Chomsky Text of lecture delivered at the Haven Center, Madison, Wisconsin, April 8, 2010 I don’t have to say how pleased and grateful I am for this honor, which also offers an occasion to look back over the years. What comes to mind with particular salience is the earliest years, perhaps b...
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“The evil scourge of terrorism”: Reality, construction, remedy (Erich Fromm Lecture 2010).
2010
“The evil scourge of terrorism”: Reality, construction, remedy (Erich Fromm Lecture 2010) Noam Chomsky Text of lecture delivered at the International Erich Fromm Society , Stuttgart, Germany, March 23, 2010 The president could not have been more justified when he condemned “the evil scourge of terrorism.” I am quoting ...
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The Unipolar Moment and the Culture of Imperialism (Edward Said Memorial Lecture).
2009-12-03
The Unipolar Moment and the Culture of Imperialism (Edward Said Memorial Lecture) Noam Chomsky Text of lecture given at Columbia University , December 3, 2009 “I think the greatest singular achievement of Said, as a literary critic, … has been to put imperialism at the center of Western civilization. What you find in b...
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Hopes And Prospects (Amnesty International Lecture).
2009-10-30
Hopes And Prospects (Amnesty International Lecture) Noam Chomsky Text of lecture given in Belfast, Ireland, October 30, 2009 Hopes and Prospects, regrettably, are not well aligned, even closely. The task is to bring them to closer alignment. Presumably that was the intent of the Nobel Peace Prize committee a few weeks ...
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Human Rights in the New Millennium.
2009-10-29
Human Rights in the New Millennium Noam Chomsky Transcript of lecture given at London School of Economics and Political Science , October 29, 2009 Before trying to address the current state of human rights, it is worth considering what is admitted into that sacred canon. The question constantly arises, quite concretely...
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The Unipolar Moment and the Obama Era.
2009-09-21
The Unipolar Moment and the Obama Era Noam Chomsky Text of lecture given at Nezahualcóyotl Hall, National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), University City, Federal District, Mexico , September 21, 2009 In thinking about international affairs, it is useful to keep in mind several principles of considerable genera...
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The Unipolar Moment and the Obama Era, Versión en castellano: Guerra, drogas y política, elementos del mundo bipolar.
2009
Guerra, drogas y política, elementos del mundo bipolar Noam Chomsky Sala Nezahualcóyotl, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Ciudad Universitaria, D.F., México , 21 de Septiembre de 2009 Al pensar en cuestiones internacionales, es útil tener presentes varios principios de generalidad e importancia considera...
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The Responsibility to Protect.
2009-07-23
The Responsibility to Protect Noam Chomsky Text of lecture given at UN General Assembly, New York City , July 23, 2009 The discussions about R2P, or its cousin “humanitarian intervention,” are regularly disturbed by the rattling of a skeleton in the closet: history, to the present moment. Throughout history, there have...
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Crisis and Hope: Theirs and Ours.
2009-06-12
Crisis and Hope: Theirs and Ours Noam Chomsky Brecht Forum, Riverside Church, New York City , June 12, 2009 Well, let me say a couple of words about the title, which, as always, is shorthand. There’s too much nuance and variety to make any sharp distinction between us and them. And, of course, neither I nor anyone else...
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Modern-Day American Imperialism: Middle East and Beyond.
2008-04-24
Modern-Day American Imperialism: Middle East and Beyond Noam Chomsky Boston University , April 24, 2008 Transcription courtesy of Steve Lyne (Please note: this is a volunteer transcript of an original audio or video source. It has not been verified by chomsky.info or Noam Chomsky for accuracy. It is recommended that th...
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Historical Perspectives on Latin American and East Asian Regional Development.
2006-12-15
Historical Perspectives on Latin American and East Asian Regional Development Noam Chomsky Delivered to a Boston meeting of Mass Global Action , December 15, 2006 There was a meeting on the weekend of December 9-10 in Cochabamba in Bolivia of major South American leaders. It was a very important meeting. One index of i...
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Just War Theory.
2006-04-20
Just War Theory Noam Chomsky U.S. Military Academy, West Point , April 20, 2006 Transcription courtesy of Mariko Sakurai, corrected and improved by Scott Senn. (Please note: this is a volunteer transcript of an original audio or video source. It has not been verified by chomsky.info or Noam Chomsky for accuracy. It is ...
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Europe and America as Underwriters of the International Order.
2006-01-19
Europe and America as Underwriters of the International Order Noam Chomsky Delivered at the Institute of European Affairs , January 19, 2006 Since time is very tight I won’t take my 20 minutes so we can have time to talk, which is more interesting. The idea that Europe – later the United States – is the guarantor of wo...
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The War on Terror.
2006-01-18
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The Future of Iraq and U.S. Occupation.
2005-01-26
The Future of Iraq and U.S. Occupation Noam Chomsky Delivered at the International Relations Center , January 26, 2005 Let’s just imagine what the policies might be of an independent Iraq, independent, sovereign Iraq, let’s say more or less democratic, what are the policies likely to be? Well there’s going to be a Shii...
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Elections Run by Same Guys Who Sell Toothpaste.
2005-01-25
Elections Run by Same Guys Who Sell Toothpaste Noam Chomsky Delivered at the International Relations Center , January 25, 2005 Presidential candidate John Kerry’s platform and program were way to the right of popular opinion on just about every issue in the 2004 U.S. elections. To the extent that anybody could even und...
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Nuclear Terror at Home.
2005-01-25
Nuclear Terror at Home Noam Chomsky Delivered at the International Relations Center , January 25, 2005 If you can imagine some rational observers from Mars looking at this curious species down here, I don’t think they’d put very high odds on survival—another generation or two. In fact, it’s kind of miraculous that we’v...
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The “War on Terrorism” and the New Rules of World Order.
2004-10-13
The “War on Terrorism” and the New Rules of World Order Noam Chomsky Delivered in Antigonish, Nova Scotia, October 13, 2004 Well I’ll say a few words about Iraq. But then I’ll turn to more background issues, continuing issues that fly beyond what’s going on now. Actually, we get lots of reports from Iraq, but they’re v...
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Biolinguistics and the Human Capacity.
2004-05-17
Biolinguistics and the Human Capacity Noam Chomsky Delivered at MTA, Budapest , May 17, 2004 I would like to say a few words about what has come to be called “the biolinguistic perspective,” which began to take shape half a century ago in discussions among a few graduate students who were much influenced by development...
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Doctrines and Visions: Who Is to Run The World, and How?
2004-05-04
Doctrines and Visions: Who Is to Run The World, and How? Noam Chomsky Talk at the University of Oxford, May 4, 2004. The Olaf Palme Lecture. We have just passed the first anniversary of the President’s declaration of victory in Iraq. I won’t speak about what is happening on the ground. There is more than enough informa...
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On Negroponte’s Appointment to Iraq Embassy.
2004-04-29
On Negroponte’s Appointment to Iraq Embassy Noam Chomsky Delivered at Cambridge Forum , April 29, 2004 […] Actually, if you look further into the media, there are serious articles on Bush’s messianic vision to bring democracy to the Middle East. Here’s one from the “Wall Street Journal.” It’s a couple of days ago and b...
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After the War.
2003-11-20
After the War Noam Chomsky Delivered at Columbia University, November 20, 2003 The first remark has to do with the title. The title that was announced was after the war, which is a good topic. We should be concerned with what is coming ahead, but any title like that, especially in the United States requires kind of a w...
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Where’s the Security in Bush’s National Security Strategy?
2003-10-21
Where’s the Security in Bush’s National Security Strategy? Noam Chomsky Delivered at the University of Florida, October 21, 2003 A year ago, September 2002, three events took place of quite unusual significance. They are likely to cast a long shadow over your lives and world affairs in general in the future. The first,...
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On Hegemony or Survival.
2003-10-07
On Hegemony or Survival Noam Chomsky Delivered at Illinois State University, October 7, 2003 Let’s start with a year ago, September, 2002, in the normal course of political life, academic life, September is usually an incipient month, a thing when important things begin to happen. September, 2002 was unusual in this re...
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Confronting the Empire.
2003-02-02
Confronting the Empire Noam Chomsky Delivered at the III World Social Forum, February 2, 2003 We are meeting at a moment of world history that is in many ways unique – a moment that is ominous, but also full of hope. The most powerful state in history has proclaimed, loud and clear, that it intends to rule the world by...
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On West Asia.
2002-03-21
On West Asia Noam Chomsky Delivered at the University of California at Berkeley, March 21, 2002 Unfortunately, I can’t see anybody out there but I assume there are people there. I’m going to be talking–I’ll be talking primarily about West Asia, which overlaps pretty closely with what we call, here, the Middle East or t...
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Distorted Morality: America’s War on Terror?
2002-02
Distorted Morality: America’s War on Terror? Noam Chomsky Delivered at Harvard University, February 2002 Thanks. I just got back from Brazil where they don’t have any fire codes and if you think this is uncomfortable you should see a meeting there — people packed so tight that there was a good question whether the oxyg...
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A World Without War.
2002-01-31
A World Without War Noam Chomsky Delivered at the II World Social Forum, January 31, 2002. I hope you won’t mind if I set the stage with a few truisms. It is hardly exciting news that we live in a world of conflict and confrontation. There are lots of dimensions and complexities, but in recent years, lines have been dr...
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Peering into the Abyss of the Future.
2001-11-03
Peering into the Abyss of the Future Noam Chomsky Delivered at Institute of Social Sciences, New Delhi , November 3, 2001 I had intended to discuss some rather general issues that have unpleasant, possibly ominous implications for a decent future: issues of democracy, human rights, social and economic development, the ...
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The New War Against Terror.
2001-10-18
The New War Against Terror Noam Chomsky Delivered at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, October 18, 2001 Everyone knows it’s the TV people who run the world [crowd laugher]. I just got orders that I’m supposed to be here, not there. Well the last talk I gave at this forum was on a light pleasant topic. It was a...
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Prospects for Peace in the Middle East.
2001-03-04
Prospects for Peace in the Middle East Noam Chomsky Delivered at the First Annual Maryse Mikhail Lecture “No peace without justice; no justice without truth” The University of Toledo, March 4, 2001 Thank you all. I’m really delighted to be able to have the privilege of opening the Maryse Mikhail lecture series. I wish ...
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“The other Davos”.
2001-01-26
“The other Davos” Noam Chomsky Attac , January 26, 2001 I am sorry I can’t be with you on this important occasion. In fact, I can do little more than express enthusiastic support for what you’re doing and hope for success in this endeavor and many others like it throughout the world. The challenge faced is enormous as ...
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On the Kent/Jackson State Killings.
2000-05-04
On the Kent/Jackson State Killings Noam Chomsky Delivered at Kent State, May 4, 2000 Well, I’ve been given the privilege of closing this really significant event and I’m not going to abuse the privilege by dragging it out. Even if I…in a few words,or for that matter, even in a lot of words, I would really dare to add a...
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Taking Control of Our Lives: Freedom, Sovereignty, and Other Endangered Species.
2000-02-26
Taking Control of Our Lives: Freedom, Sovereignty, and Other Endangered Species (IRC 20th Anniversary Speech) Noam Chomsky Delivered at the International Relations Center , February 26, 2000 It’s no exaggeration to say that the effort to take control of our lives is a dominant theme of world history, with a crescendo i...
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U.S. Middle East Policy.
1999-04-04
U.S. Middle East Policy Noam Chomsky Delivered at Columbia University , April 4, 1999 Oil The core issue in the Middle East is very straightforward, namely oil. Since WWI, when the world began to move onto an oil-based economy, the Middle East has become central in world affairs, for the very obvious reason that it has...
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Power in The Global Arena.
1998-05
Power in The Global Arena Noam Chomsky Amiel Lecture, London, May 1998 I would like to talk primarily about the United States, its place in the evolving world order and the prospects for the future. The record of prediction in human affairs is not exactly inspiring, but the task is hopeless without at least a fair gras...
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Free Market Fantasies: Capitalism in the Real World.
1996-04-13
Free Market Fantasies: Capitalism in the Real World Noam Chomsky Delivered at Harvard University , April 13, 1996 (transcription courtesy of William Greene) For those who are interested in the real world, a look at the actual history suggests some adjustment — a modification of free market theory, to what we might call...
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If the Nuremberg Laws were Applied….
1990
If the Nuremberg Laws were Applied … Noam Chomsky Delivered around 1990 If the Nuremberg laws were applied, then every post-war American president would have been hanged. By violation of the Nuremberg laws I mean the same kind of crimes for which people were hanged in Nuremberg. And Nuremberg means Nuremberg and Tokyo....
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Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media.
1989-03-15
Manufacturing Consent: The Political Economy of the Mass Media Noam Chomsky Delivered at University of Wisconsin – Madison , March 15, 1989 (transcription courtesy of William Greene) Hi. Well, let me begin with two recent events, both of them widely publicized. The first has to do with the famous Salman Rushdie case. A...
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American Foreign Policy.
1985-03-19
American Foreign Policy Noam Chomsky Delivered at Harvard University, March 19, 1985 If you take any two historical events and you ask whether there are similarities and differences, the answer is always going to be both “yes” and “no.” At some sufficiently fine level of detail there will be differences, and at some su...
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Government in the Future.
1970-02-16
Government in the Future Noam Chomsky The Poetry Center in New York, New York on February 16, 1970 Published at libcom.org I think it is useful to set up as a framework for discussion four somewhat idealized positions with regard to the role of the state in an advanced industrial society. I want to call these positions...
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On Israel-Palestine and BDS: Chomsky Replies.
2014-07-22
On Israel-Palestine and BDS: Chomsky Replies: Noam Chomsky responds to Yousef Munayyer, MJ Rosenberg, Nadia Ben-Youssef, Ran Greenstein and the Organizing Collective of the US Campaign for the Academic & Cultural Boycott of Israel. Noam Chomsky On Israel-Palestine and BDS: Chomsky Replies , July 22, 2014 In response to...
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On Israel-Palestine and BDS: Responses to Noam Chomsky.
2014-07-10
Responses to Noam Chomsky on Israel-Palestine and BDS: Writers defend the tactic of boycott, divestment, and sanctions. Noam Chomsky Responses from the July 21-28, 2014 edition of The Nation , July 10, 2014 How BDS Is Educating the Public About Israel’s Brutal Policies Instead of offering suggestions for changing the p...
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On Israel-Palestine and BDS.
2014-07-02
On Israel-Palestine and BDS: Those dedicated to the Palestinian cause should think carefully about the tactics they choose. Noam Chomsky This article appeared in the July 21-28, 2014 edition of The Nation , July 2, 2014 The misery caused by Israel’s actions in the occupied territories has elicited serious concern among...
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The Golden Age — A Look at the Original Roots of Artificial Intelligence, Cognitive Science, and Neuroscience: Partial transcript of Professor Chomsky's comments at the panel.
2011-06-16
The Golden Age — A Look at the Original Roots of Artificial Intelligence, Cognitive Science, and Neuroscience (partial transcript) Noam Chomsky MIT150 Symposia: Brains, Minds and Machines Symposium , June 16, 2011 Steven Pinker: Um I have a question for uh both Noam and Martin, that I think is on the minds of many peop...
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Noam Chomsky debates Ian Williams in Foreign Policy in Focus.
2009-09-01
Noam Chomsky debates Ian Williams in Foreign Policy in Focus Noam Chomsky “Ban Ki Moon and R2P” By Ian Williams Foreign Policy in Focus , August 3, 2009 Kofi Annan’s greatest achievement as UN secretary general was his deft steering of the UN General Assembly to accept the Responsibility to Protect (R2P) doctrine at th...
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Noam Chomsky + Robert Trivers.
2006-09-06
Noam Chomsky + Robert Trivers Discussion with Noam Chomsky and Robert Trivers Salon Seed , September 6, 2006 In the 1970s, a Harvard class taught by evolutionary biologist Robert Trivers ignited a controversy that would escalate into the “sociobiology wars.” His papers provided a Darwinian basis for understanding compl...
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Chat With Chomsky.
2006-03-24
Chat With Chomsky Noam Chomsky chats with Washington Post readers The Washington Post , March 24, 2006 Arlington, Va.: Why do you think the US went to war against Iraq? Noam Chomsky: Iraq has the second largest oil reserves in the world, it is right in the midst of the major energy reserves in the world. Its been a pri...
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Science in the Dock.
2006-03-01
Science in the Dock Discussion with Noam Chomsky, Lawrence Krauss & Sean M. Carroll Science & Technology News , March 1, 2006 Science & Theology News asked three leading scientists – Noam Chomsky, Lawrence Krauss and Sean M. Carroll — to comment on topics in science-and-religion as well as in popular culture. What foll...
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Discussion on the Cuban Five.
2006-02-08
Discussion on the Cuban Five Massachusetts Institute of Technology , February 8, 2006 Screening of “Mission Against Terror”, a documentary about the Cuban Five. After the showing of the film, Professor Chomsky answered questions from the audience. For more information on the on-going case of the Cuban Five, visit www.f...
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Israel and Palestine After Disengagement.
2005-11-29
Israel and Palestine After Disengagement Noam Chomsky debates with Alan Dershowitz Kennedy School of Government , November 29, 2005 TIM HUONG: Good evening. My name is Tim Huong and on behalf of the Harvard Speech and Parliamentary Debate Society I’d like to welcome you all tonight to “Israel and Palestine after Diseng...
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Hegemony or Survival.
2003-11-26
Hegemony or Survival Noam Chomsky debates with Washington Post readers Washington Post , November 26, 2003 In his new book, “ Hegemony or Survival: America’s Quest for Global Dominance ,” intellectual activist Noam Chomsky argues that U.S. policy — the militarization of space, the ballistic-missile defense program, uni...
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On The Verge Of War.
2002-12-19
On The Verge Of War Noam Chomsky debates with Tariq Ali, Gilbert Achcar and Isin Elicin NTV , December 19, 2002 Isin ELICIN: I would like to begin with a current issue topic for Turkey. EU rebuffed US’s pressure for early entry talks for Turkey. Starting from this example, can you elaborate on the rift or maybe rather ...
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On 9-11.
2002-05-30
On 9-11 Noam Chomsky debates with Bill Bennett CNN , May 30, 2002 PAULA ZAHN, CNN ANCHOR: They are two best selling authors with two very different takes on terrorism. In his book, “9-11,” Noam Chomsky accuses the United States of being a terrorist state. He says the war in Afghanistan is wrong, states that in recent h...
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On Current Affairs.
2002
An Exchange on Current Affairs Noam Chomsky debates with Oe Kenzaburo World Literature Today , 2002, Volume 76, Issue 2, pp. 29-35 The following exchange of letters first appeared in Japanese in mid-June and mid-July in the Tokyo daily The Asahi Shimbun. English versions followed within a few days in special editions o...
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On Why Various Countries Hate the US.
2001-10-12
On Why Various Countries Hate the US Noam Chomsky, discussion with Robert Siegel All Things Considered , October 12, 2001 ROBERT SIEGEL, host: In an address to a Labour Party conference last week, British Prime Minister Tony Blair had this to say about the events of September 11th. Prime Minister TONY BLAIR (Great Brit...
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Globalization and its Discontents.
2000-05-16
Globalization and its Discontents Noam Chomsky debates with Washington Post readers Washington Post , May 16, 2000, Lecturer and author Noam Chomsky will be online Tuesday, May 16 at 1 p.m. to discuss globalization, free trade and the vote to extend permanent normal trade relations to China. Chomsky is currently Instit...
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On Dissidence.
1996
On Dissidence Noam Chomsky debates with Stefan Kubiak E-mail correspondence , January 23, 1996 – April 11, 1996 . Tue, 23 Jan 1996 Dear Mr. Kubiak, Apologies for the delay in getting back to you. I’ve been lecturing in India for several weeks, and just found your message. I’m afraid I don’t recall the discussion with E...
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The Perle-Chomsky Debate.
1988
The Perle-Chomsky Debate Noam Chomsky debates with Richard Perle Ohio State University, 1988 CHARLES HERMANN: Let me say a word about the procedure for tonight’s dialogue. We have asked each speaker to make an opening statement of approximately ten minutes. Following their opening statements, they will return to their ...
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On U.S. Intervention in Latin America.
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On the Contras Noam Chomsky debates with John Silber The Ten O’Clock News , 1986 Chris Lydon (Host) Our guests are as far apart on the Contra question as American intellectuals can be — John Silber, the President of Boston University, was a member of the Kissinger Commission that diagnosed a security threat in Central ...
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Human Nature: Justice versus Power.
1971
Human Nature: Justice versus Power Noam Chomsky debates with Michel Foucault 1971 ELDERS: Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the third debate of the International Philosophers’ Project. Tonight’s debaters are Mr. Michel Foucault, of the College de France, and Mr. Noam Chomsky, of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology...
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A Frustrating Task.
1970-02-26
A Frustrating Task Noam Chomsky debates with Samuel Huntington The New York Review of Books , February 26, 1970 To the Editors: In the space of three brief paragraphs in your January 1 issue, Noam Chomsky manages to mutilate the truth in a variety of ways with respect to my views and activities on Vietnam. Mr. Chomsky ...
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The Ethics of Intervention.
1969-03-27
The Ethics of Intervention Noam Chomsky debates with Stanley Hoffmann The New York Review of Books , March 27, 1969 To the Editors: Whether or not one agrees with the substance of Professor Chomsky’s arguments, or with his use of quotations, or with his tendency to draw from an author’s statements inferences that corre...
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An Exchange on Liberal Scholarship.
1969-02-13
An Exchange on Liberal Scholarship Noam Chomsky debates with Richard M. Pfeffer, Ithiel de Sola Pool, J.A. Horvat, and Jon M. Van Dyke The New York Review of Books , February 13, 1969 To the Editors: Noam Chomsky’s treatment of No More Vietnams? The War and the Future of American Foreign Policy in his article “The Mena...
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An Exchange on Resistance.
1968-02-01
An Exchange on Resistance Noam Chomsky debates with Chad Walsh and William X The New York Review of Books , February 1, 1968 To the Editors: Noam Chomsky’s article, “On Resistance” [NYR, December 7, 1967], raises several very important points for anyone who is trying to decide whether to move from “dissent” to “resista...
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The Legitimacy of Violence as a Political Act?
1967-12-15
The Legitimacy of Violence as a Political Act? Noam Chomsky debates with Hannah Arendt, Susan Sontag, et al . December 15, 1967 ROBERT B. SILVERS: … Under what conditions, if any, can violent action be said to be “legitimate”? … NOAM CHOMSKY: My general feeling is that this kind of question can’t be answered in a meani...
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On The Responsibility of Intellectuals.
1967-04-20
An Exchange on “The Responsibility of Intellectuals” Noam Chomsky debates with Fryar Calhoun, E. B. Murray, and Arthur Dorfman The New York Review of Books , April 20, 1967 To the Editors: I should like to question Noam Chomsky’s bald assertion that intellectuals, even in government service, should always and unhesitat...
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What Shall the Responsible Intellectual Do?
1967-03-23
What Shall the Responsible Intellectual Do? Noam Chomsky debates with George Steiner The New York Review of Books , March 23, 1967 Dear Professor Chomsky, I write to express my admiration for your lucid and compelling essay in the New York Review of Books . This piece will mean a great deal to all who share your worry ...
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