No Longer Brain Dead

An absolutely fascinating essay on the political rebirth of David Mamet. From the article:

"And, I wondered, how could I have spent decades thinking that I thought everything was always wrong at the same time that I thought I thought that people were basically good at heart? Which was it? I began to question what I actually thought and found that I do not think that people are basically good at heart; indeed, that view of human nature has both prompted and informed my writing for the last 40 years. I think that people, in circumstances of stress, can behave like swine, and that this, indeed, is not only a fit subject, but the only subject, of drama."

Click here to read his "Why I Am No Longer a 'Brain-Dead Liberal" in full.

P.S. - Whatever you do, please skip the comments on his post. As you may suspect, they fall dreadfully short of the standards set by his objective and elegant essay.