Ann's point about Churchill's "racial composition" is right on target. I find it interesting that very little has been said here about the content of Churchill's writings. His tone is quite angry, but his anger is understandable. He writes about a Holocaust in a world that is supposed to have only a single Holocaust. He challenges the hypocrisy of the US government at a time when the government makes a claim to be the gold standard of morality. So he makes a wonderful target, especially because he can be personally abrasive. Very few academics will really stand up for Churchill. A precedent will be set, empowering others to go after those who voice unpopular views.
I guess the problem is that we really do not have an institutional infrastructure on the left to effectively defend ourselves at this time. My instinct is that the right wing is going to overreach itself for a shortly. Our disarray will be very costly if we let that opportunity slip by. -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail michael at ecst.csuchico.edu
