“Like the demigods of mythological yore, like Achilles with his divinely wrought shield, cops on television – they also have shields – occupy a hybrid, liminal realm.” – Lee Siegel, The New Republic.
SONTAG AWARD NOMINEE: “What Kennedy said of communism, in the same 60s address, could be transposed, with uncanny accuracy, to Americanism today. “The communist drive to impose their political and economic system on others,” he contended, “is the primary cause of world tension today. For there can be no doubt that, if all nations could refrain from interfering in the self-determination of others, the peace would be much more assured.” The role reversal may not be exact. World terrorism has to be factored into the equation. But as a verdict on Bush’s America, this picture of political and economic imperialism rampant helps explain why a peaceful new world order seems out of reach.” – Hugo Young, the Guardian, equating today’s United States with the Soviet Union.
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