Norman Birnbaum

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Norman Birnbaum (July 21, 1926 - Jan. 4, 2019 ) was a sociologist and journalist who championed progressive causes on both sides of the Atlantic. A longtime professor at the Georgetown University Law Center,...

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Norman Podhoretz in Black and White

BLANK Aug 20, 2010 Norman Birnbaum, the noted sociologist and thinker, analyzes two worthy new books, by Thomas L. Jeffers and Benjamin Balint, on the longtime editor of Commentary and the magazine he shaped.Norman Birnbaum analyzes two worthy new books on the longtime editor of Commentary and the magazine he shaped. Dig deeper ( 19 Min. Read )

What Is the Point of All This Spying?

Norman Birnbaum / Truthdig Jul 23, 2010 Walter Kendall Myers, a former Foreign Service officer, has been sent to prison for life for espionage on behalf of Cuba. Did he knew anything at all that could remotely be termed "secret"?Walter Kendall Myers has been sent to prison for life for espionage on behalf of Cuba. Did he knew anything at all that could remotely be termed "secret?" Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Reflections on the ‘Godfather’ of Neoconservatism

Norman Birnbaum / Truthdig Sep 26, 2009 It is puzzling that obituary notices of Irving Kristol obviously intended to be positive designate him the “Godfather” of neoconservatism Likening this group of thinkers and writers to a gang of Mafiosi may or may not be accurate; it is certainly not flattering. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

Norman Birnbaum on Susan Sontag

BLANK Mar 6, 2009 The publication of Sontag's early diaries provides a revelatory look at the self-inventions of the late writer. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )