Quote of the day
Men were only made into "men" with great difficulty even in primitive society: the male is not naturally "a man" any more than the woman. He has to be propped up into that position with some ingenuity, and is always likely to collapse.
Alexander Cockburn
Born: June 6, 1941
Died: July 21, 2012 (aged 71)
Bio: Alexander Claud Cockburn was an Irish American political journalist and writer. Cockburn was brought up by British parents in Ireland but had lived and worked in the United States since 1972. Together with Jeffrey St.
Known for:
- Corruptions of empire (1987)
- Washington Babylon (1996)
- The Golden Age Is in Us (1995)
- Whiteout: The CIA, Drugs, and the Press (1998)