No comments? My impression is: "Ouch". Good (if brief) article. I've always thought that Chomsky was a bit of a kook. But he makes some very good points! The "

No comments? My impression is: "Ouch". Good (if brief) article. I've always thought that Chomsky was a bit of a kook. But he makes some very good points! The "ouch" is because he makes sense, which contradicts my previous impression of him. The headline seems a bit alarmist or dramatic. However, let's consider recent events. Given the sequester, government shutdown, "nuclear option" in the Senate, and many similar things, it appears to me that we're less of a "functioning democracy" than at anytime in at least the previous 50 or so years. (The article uses much different events to come to this conclusion).