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nancylebovDo you like mind-blowing cynicism about the powers that be? Do you feel as though there's never quite enough unimaginable energetic stupidity to feel superior to? Have you ever suspected that the way the government behaves has a logic beyond human ken? Then The Men Who Stare at Goats by Jon Ronson, an investigative humorist, is the book for you. It argues that some of the more grotesque behaviors from the CIA are the result of parapsychology theories taken up by a US general who'd been shocked by the US loss in Viet Nam.
Honestly, I have no idea whether it's true. If I had my druthers, it would be art (very good art in the spirit of Joseph Heller) rather than anything in reality.
However, this post is brought to you by what I call the Martian sociologist-- the little thing in the back of my mind which only wants interesting stuff to happen.
Anyway, the movie is coming out on November 5, and I also recommend Ronson's Them, about various conspiracies.
Movie news from a discussion of the way smarter movies are apt to come out in the fall at Marginal Revolution.
Honestly, I have no idea whether it's true. If I had my druthers, it would be art (very good art in the spirit of Joseph Heller) rather than anything in reality.
However, this post is brought to you by what I call the Martian sociologist-- the little thing in the back of my mind which only wants interesting stuff to happen.
Anyway, the movie is coming out on November 5, and I also recommend Ronson's Them, about various conspiracies.
Movie news from a discussion of the way smarter movies are apt to come out in the fall at Marginal Revolution.
