Tag Archive 'David Mamet'

Trees falling silently

Almost two weeks ago, the famed American playwright, David Mamet, pronounced his intellectual Declaration of Independence by writing in the Village Voice (quite a prominent liberal publication), that he’d had it with American liberalism, a political sea change he explained carefully and with verve. As did many in the conservative blogosphere, I welcomed him aboard, [...]

When a huge liberal tree falls out of the forest, will anyone listen?

David Mamet is a famous American writer, who has distinguished himself in every area of endeavor: plays, screen plays, film director, essayist, and author. You name it and he’s done it, and done it well. By his own admission (see below), he was also just as liberal as you’d assume an older, intellectual Jewish man [...]