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A review by theartolater
The Anti-Chomsky Reader by Peter Collier, David Horowitz
3.0
Closer to a 2.5, this is a series of essays attacking many of the positions and claims of Noam Chomsky. Part of me enjoyed it just to get a flavor for some of the arguments against him, another part was shocked as to how many people actually adopt Chomsky's arguments, consciously or otherwise, in the discussions I've had over the years.
With that said, the book is flawed. I would have liked more consistent sourcing, I would have preferred a more sober, less polemical treatment (it's published in part by WND books, which I did not know when I picked it up and probably would have kept me away from it), and, at nearly 10 years old, is desperately in need of an update.
Worth reading if you need this specific kind of response, but it's otherwise expendable.
With that said, the book is flawed. I would have liked more consistent sourcing, I would have preferred a more sober, less polemical treatment (it's published in part by WND books, which I did not know when I picked it up and probably would have kept me away from it), and, at nearly 10 years old, is desperately in need of an update.
Worth reading if you need this specific kind of response, but it's otherwise expendable.