Saturday, February 11, 2012

The FBI files of the rich and famous

BBC News - The FBI files of the rich and famous

1 comment:

Arvin Hill said...

"In the Hoover period, people were investigated under suspicion of disloyalty," said Jon Wiener, a historian at the University of California-Irvine and author of a book on the FBI's investigation of John Lennon.

"Now, we consider this an abuse of power."


Now there's a "historian" I wouldn't want teaching my dog, much less real live students.

Indoctrination: It's not just for Commies anymore. It never was, of course, but in the spirit of Professor Wiener's unwavering commitment to mythical narratives, how could I resist?

Big shout-out to all the well-paid, well-played experts, authorities and architects of the human experience. Not that I'm ungrateful or anything. After all, their intellectual check-kiting has gotten us this far.