Mailer: Notorious, but Eloquent
With all of the controversies and public spectacle surrounding him, it was easy to forget what a fine craftsman Norman Mailer was, writes PJM’s David Freeman. When it came to the work of the literary icon who died last week, “it didn’t matter if a reader disagreed because you knew that soon there would be another, perhaps conflicting view.”
Other PJM views on Mailer here and here.
Nuclear Poker: Iran Strengthens Its Hand
Score one for the Iranian regime, which is cleverly spinning the latest IAEA report in order to undermine Western sanctions. PJM analyst Meir Javedanfar warns that President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad now has a golden opportunity to boost his standing at home and abroad.
Hypocritical Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous
Hollywood is a very different place today than it was in the 30s and 40s, when so many big stars enlisted in the military. Now, writes Burt Prelutsky, “you have everyone from Tim Robbins to Billy Crystal slandering the president and insisting that America is a far greater threat to democracy than China or Iran.”
