tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1057000800479718590.post-24125546421252262692007-01-05T15:27:00.000-05:002007-01-05T15:33:42.569-05:00If you're looking for a portly, post-modern, Marxist antidote to David Brooks on the <em>Times</em> op-ed page, Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Zizek might fit the bill. <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/05/opinion/05zizek.html?_r=1&oref=slogin">His piece today</a>, on the contradictions of America as empire and nation-state is pretty awesome.<br />My favorite quote:<br /><blockquote>One can imagine how, if President Bush were to be court-martialed by a Stalinist<br />judge, he would be instantly condemned as an “Iranian agent.”</blockquote><br />Zizek's writings on Hollywood, Politics, Psychology and combinations of the three are always a lot of fun. Though I suspect that given his normally discursive writing style, the <em>Times'</em> editors left a lot on the cutting room floor.JKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11614506888405512907noreply@blogger.com2