Navigation is power of a limited sort - it enables us to manage the immensity of the media torrent.

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Some versions of patriotism come close to the tribal, which we all want to surpass,...

Some versions of patriotism come close to the tribal, which we all want to surpass,...

The fancy term for what America has squandered in the past year and a half...

The fancy term for what America has squandered in the past year and a half...

Mills insisted that a sociologist's proper subject was the intersection of biography and history.

Mills insisted that a sociologist's proper subject was the intersection of biography and history.

It's an old anarchist dream that people can take care of their own lives.

It's an old anarchist dream that people can take care of their own lives.

The only people available to change the world are the people now living in it,...

The only people available to change the world are the people now living in it,...

Collectively, we are in thrall to media - because they deliver to us many of...

Collectively, we are in thrall to media - because they deliver to us many of...

I don't think anyone in the media thinks strategically about society.

I don't think anyone in the media thinks strategically about society.

Sure, I've often been misrepresented - anyone frequently quoted has this experience.

Sure, I've often been misrepresented - anyone frequently quoted has this experience.

All I will say is that there are particular features of the American constitutional system...

All I will say is that there are particular features of the American constitutional system...

Some fine day, Democrats may figure out how to get on the right side of...

Some fine day, Democrats may figure out how to get on the right side of...

I don't for the life of me understand how anybody could contemplate the results of...

I don't for the life of me understand how anybody could contemplate the results of...

My position is not that John Kerry is either Jesus Christ or the prophet Mohammad....

My position is not that John Kerry is either Jesus Christ or the prophet Mohammad....

American movies and music deliver themes of freedom, innocence, and power that appeal to others...

American movies and music deliver themes of freedom, innocence, and power that appeal to others...

As I write at the end, if we step back and face the enormity of...

As I write at the end, if we step back and face the enormity of...

My book is focused on the power of the American state, not least because the...

My book is focused on the power of the American state, not least because the...

So every day I'm mindful as I watch the Bush crowd extend their sway into...

So every day I'm mindful as I watch the Bush crowd extend their sway into...

I am a realist as well as an idealist, and I think that it is...

I am a realist as well as an idealist, and I think that it is...

There is a fuzzy but real distinction that can and I believe should be made,...

There is a fuzzy but real distinction that can and I believe should be made,...

My business is the analytical framework.

My business is the analytical framework.

The mobilisation which Bush has been able to perform since 11 September 2001 has to...

The mobilisation which Bush has been able to perform since 11 September 2001 has to...