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Prince Charming of New South Wales, Australia, has dubbed 1948 testimony of Whittaker Chambers into the song “Videotape” by Radiohead from their 2007 album In Rainbows to create his own special music, “Videotape (Tragedy of History).
Also appearing are the voices of Winston Churchill,
[Christopher Hitchens 2010, by John Huba/Vanity Fair]
Yesterday’s death of Christopher Hitchens (1949–2011) marks the beginning of the end of Cold War-born intellectuals. The timing of his birth ensured that a mind like Hitchens’ would confront the issues of his day head-on. Thus, Hitchens wrote about Whittaker Chambers perhaps [...]
[Marx-Engels-Forum, Berlinerdom (February 8, 2007)]
[This article also appeared in The American Mercury.]
Whittaker Chambers died 50 years ago today at the age of 60. Much in the world has changed since then. What might he think about world affairs today, were he still [...]
Ill Fares the Land: Tony Judt
By David Chambers On 2010.05.21 · Leave a Comment · In Current Affairs, History, Politics, Review - Book, Reviews
Ill Fares the Land
Tony Judt
(New York: Penguin, 2010)
Ill Fares the Land makes for a brisk if chilling read. “We have entered an age of insecurity: economic insecurity, physical insecurity, political insecurity,” it begins. “The last time a cohort of young [...]
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