Tag Archives: Norman Mailer

Norman, me & the “siege” of Chicago, Part V

Posted on September 5, 2008 by admin

By Joel Thurtell Why do I think the lack of military conscription — a draft — ensures that today there is no upheaval against George W. Bush’s war in Iraq as powerful as the one that forced the United States … Continue reading →

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Norman, me & the “siege” of Chicago, Part IV

Posted on September 2, 2008 by admin

[donation] By Joel Thurtell Iraq is a vicious, awful war. It hasn’t killed as many American GIs as Vietnam, nor as many Iraqis as Vietenamese and Cambodians. But Iraq is nonetheless a wasteful foreign war, one we were tricked into, … Continue reading →

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Norman, me & the “siege” of Chicago, Part III

Posted on August 29, 2008 by admin

By Joel Thurtell If cops start raining billy clubs on your car, don’t yell insults. I learned that on a visit to Chicago’s Loop. Forty years ago. I approached the anniverary thinking I’d write a long essay to run on … Continue reading →

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Norman, me & the “siege” of Chicago, Part II

Posted on August 28, 2008 by admin

By Joel Thurtell It makes me sad when I think about those two classmates, Tom “Tex” Ford and Lloyd Slack, who were killed in Vietnam. Around the second grade, Tom Ford’s family moved to Texas. When they came back to … Continue reading →

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Norman, me & the “siege” of Chicago, Part I

Posted on August 27, 2008 by admin

By Joel Thurtell On the 40th anniversary of my beating and arrest by Chicago cops during the 1968 Democratic National Convention, I find myself wondering if the alienation of Hillary Clinton Democrats who lost to Barack Obama in 2008 is … Continue reading →

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