English 67

There has been some discussion about Baudrillard’s “Spirit . . .” as perhaps excusing terror; the idea has been floated that Baudrillard would have that America “asked for” 9/11. As I mentioned in class, I don’t think that reading is “wrong,” but that’s not how I’ve read him. He does say that it is [...]

I agree that it is unlikely that a war on “terror” could ever be won, but I would like to play devil’s advocate for a moment. As stated in class, terror is a method, not something concrete which can be located and destroyed. However, there are offensive security measures that can be taken [...]