Published 17 February 200917 February 2009 · Main Posts more from the great derangement of the American Right Jeff Sparrow As a supplement to the previous post on Michael Ledeen’s discovery of fascism in Obama’s stimulus package, here’s the increasingly porcine Glen Beck talking with Bill O’Reilly about the persecution of US conservatives and how it will lead to revolution. These guys might be whacked out nutcases but they’ve both got top-rating mainstream. Sure, in this segment, they’re clowing a bit but, again, there’s going to be an awful lot of people taking such talk seriously. Jeff Sparrow Jeff Sparrow is a writer, editor, broadcaster and Walkley award-winning journalist. He is a former columnist for Guardian Australia, a former Breakfaster at radio station 3RRR, and a past editor of Overland. His most recent book is a collaboration with Sam Wallman called Twelve Rules for Strife (Scribe). He works at the Centre for Advancing Journalism at the University of Melbourne. More by Jeff Sparrow › Overland is a not-for-profit magazine with a proud history of supporting writers, and publishing ideas and voices often excluded from other places. If you like this piece, or support Overland’s work in general, please subscribe or donate. Related articles & Essays 4 October 202418 October 2024 · Main Posts Announcing the Nakata Brophy Prize for Young Indigenous Writers 2024 longlist Editorial Team Sponsored by Trinity College at the University of Melbourne and supporters, the Nakata Brophy Prize for Young Indigenous Writers, established in 2014 and now in its ninth year, recognises the talent of young Indigenous writers across Australia. 16 August 202416 August 2024 · Poetry pork lullaby Panda Wong but an alive pig / roots in the soil /turning it over / with its snout / softening the ground / is this a hymn
