Re: Gore Vidal/Independent Institue

[Eugene Coyle <eugenecoyle@xxxxxxx>]

They think of themselves as Libertarian -- and are clearly far  
right.  Cockburn and Jeff St. Clair had a bit of a flirtation with  
the Independent Institute a few years ago.  I just looked at the  
board of advisors -- an odd assortment of views.  Probably a lot of  
money there.


On Jun 23, 2007, at 6:37 PM, Michael Perelman wrote:

> I just saw that he was on the Board of Advisor for the Independent  
> Institute -- a
> pretty right wing outfit, although they oppose militarism.
>
> Is that association with Vidal surprising?
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