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Recessional : the death of free speech and the cost of a free lunch
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Title
Recessional : the death of free speech and the cost of a free lunch / David Mamet.
ISBN
9780063158993
006315899X
9780063159006
Edition
First edition.
Publication
New York : Broadside Books, [2022]
Physical Description
ix, 227 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Notes
Includes index.
Summary
Exposing how oppressive cultural codes--encapsulated in buzzwords such as inclusion, diversity, social justice, appropriation--are constricting the vibrant intellectual life of the world's freest country, a renowned author and playwright examines how politics and cultural attitudes about rebellion have shifted in the U.S. throughout history.
Other formats
Online version: Mamet, David. Recessional New York : Broadside Books, [2022]
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
August 02, 2022
Contents
The fountain pen
Cause and effect
Reds, pinks, and Goo-Goos
What's in a name
Pippa passes
King Kong
Some (mainly) musical revelations
Two hangings
Various discoveries
Farther along; or, The accident chain
On the passivity of Jews
Bruno Bettelheim and the broke-down cowboy: two American stories
Attention must be paid
Experts and oligarchs
Slave lessons
Belinda Raguesto returns from Switzerland
Hamlet and Oedipus meet the zombies
A message from Schpershevski
Chelm; or, No arrest for the wicked
Some linguistic curiosities
The Nazis got your mom
Demotic, a confession
Grief and wisdom
Time travel
Moby Dick
Real live
Rainy day fun for shut-ins: Xmas 2020
Give my regrets to Broadway
Broadway
Gags
Humility
Max the hamster
Disons le mot
Art, time, and the madness of the old
Tug-of-peace
The awl through the ear
Goodnight, Irene
Recessional.
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