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I initially came across your name while attempting to look for any, at least semi-intelligent, criticisms of Prof. Noam Chomsky. And as of yet I have found none. All I have been able to find are the usual infantile personal attacks,(He's just an old Marxist, left....blah,blah,blah) which does nothing to point out the weaknesses of his positions and which one can hear daily via Ted Barnes, William Buckley, John Maclaughlin, etc... all thanks to the "liberal" yet corporate-controlled media, or a scattering which have either read none or very little (perhaps 17 pages due to allergic reactions) of his writings. I would like to know if you're aware of anyone who may be able to, AFTER READING AT LEAST 15 OF HIS BOOKS, or listening to AT LEAST 60-100 HOURS OF LECTURES, a minimum I'd like to think for anyone to make an even entry-level assessment, let alone judgment, of his works, offer an argument backed with the amount of data Chomsky usually uses in presenting his arguments. I guess I can safely say that the only person I have seen, even remotely nearing what may be considered an "intellectual", who has made the mistake of challenging Chomsky was William Buckley Jr. in 1969 on 'Firing Line'. How embarassed Buckley must have been later when, or if, he had the nerve to review his own public sacrifice. I'm not sure if you're aware of just how many economists Chomsky actually cites when backing his positions. (And I don't think you can say they're in the least 'left-leaning', though it's probable that you will) I'll leave it there for now. Let me just add that I'm not an economist nor am I a political scientist. I'm just a guy who likes to read about these topics. I'd be more than happy to listen to anything NEW you have to say about Chomsky as well as accepting any recommended readings you might suggest. I'm currently reading the writings of James Tobin and Joseph Stiglitz. Thanks!

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