It is true that classical libertarian thought is opposed to state intervention in social life, as a consequence of deeper assumptions about… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
Haitian rice farmers are quite efficient, but they can't compete with U.S. agribusiness that relies on a huge government subsidy, thanks to… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
When I arrived in Laos and found young Americans living there, out of free choice, I was surprised. After only a week,… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
Free speech has been used by the Supreme Court to give immense power to the wealthiest members of our society. — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
The country that consistently ranks among the highest in educational achievement is Finland. A rich country, but education is free. Germany, education… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
The whole infrastructure of air travel was, and is, part of government policy. It is not a natural development of a free… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
Judge Afiuni has suffered enough. She has been subject to acts of violence and humiliations to undermine her human dignity. I am… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
Qatar-based 'Al-Jazeera,' the most important news channel in the Arab world, was harshly criticized by high U.S. officials for having 'emphasized civilian… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
Everyone who is critical of Israeli policy is deluged by crazed messages intended to flood their email system or, more insidiously, passwords… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
Free institutions certainly exist, but a tradition of passivity and conformism restricts their use - a cynic might say that this is… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
The costs of the Bush-Obama wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are now estimated to run as high as $4.4 trillion - a major victory… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
If you believe in democracy, why shouldn't you know what the government is doing? — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
It’s a shameful moment for U.S. media when it insists on being subservient to the grotesque propaganda agencies of a violent, aggressive state. — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
There are questions as to whether it should even exist. Who should corporations be responsive to, the management of a corporation? Theoretically they are… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
Governments regard their own citizens as their main enemy, and they have to be - protect themselves. That's why you have state secret laws.… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
I don't join the New Atheists. So, for example, I wouldn't have the arrogance to lecture some mother who hopes to see her dying… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
The first thing you ought to do is verify what I present. Just because I say it doesn't make it true. So check it… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
I wrote an article about the marine landing [in Haiti] right away, but barely mentioned the oil, because my article would come out two… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
American society is now remarkably atomized. Political organizations have collapsed. In fact, it seems like even bowling leagues are collapsing. The left has a… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
Discovery is the ability to be puzzled by simple things. Noam Chomsky — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
There's an interesting book about that called The Third Reich and the Ivory Tower, written by Stephen H. Norwood. It has a long discussion… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
This is class war on an international scale, and power is in the hands of those who control the international economic system. — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image