Tuesday, June 21, 2016

Speaking truth to somebody …

… Solitary Praxis: 1956 - 21 June - Arthur Miller v. HUAC.



Miller's standing up against HUAC was genuinely admirable, because ruthless bullying — which is what HUAC was doing (and in a bipartisan manner) — is not the way to combat your philosophical antagonist. But only a fool would mistake Congress for a gathering of the wise.

No comments:

Post a Comment