Dec. 25, 2012 By Chris Reed Merry Christmas, everyone! The autumn issue of City Journal has a wonderful piece by Michael Anton on how Tom Wolfe’s 1960s sprawling, funny, rule-breaking essays about California defined the Golden State for the rest of America and eventually the world. “Wo...
Posts Tagged ‘Tom Wolfe’Remembering when — and why — California inspired the worldTuesday, December 25th, 2012Mau-Mauing the Oakland Flak CatchersFriday, June 22nd, 2012 June 22, 2012 By Dave Roberts "God bless them for their spontaneity. It’s independent ... it’s young, it’s spontaneous, and it’s focused. And it’s going to be effective." -- Nancy Pelosi The Oakland Museum is currently featuring “The 1968 Exhibit,” wherein ... Occupy Oakland Doesn’t Get ItThursday, November 10th, 2011 NOV. 10, 2011 As I observe the daily antics of Occupy Oakland, I’m reminded of Tom Wolfe’s best-selling book, “Radical Chic & Mau-Mauing the Flak Catchers,” an exquisite piece of non-fiction published way back in 1970. San Francisco’s Office of Economic Activity actually provided... CA Green Elites Block Economic RecoveryThursday, July 21st, 2011 JULY 21, 2011 By WAYNE LUSVARDI In 1970, Tom Wolfe wrote a non-fiction book titled “Radical Chic and Mau-Mauing the Flak Catchers.” It was about poverty program bureaucrats in the Office of Economic Opportunity in San Francisco taking abuse called Mau-Mauing from program recipients. It re... |