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Political Epiphanies of Mamet and Stoppard - But Why?

Posted on 24 March 2008 by Gary Karbon

David MammetIt's amazing to me that for some great writers their art is not good enough; that they feel the need to bolster their coordinates by worrying about their position on the largely artificial liberal-conservative divide.

Take David Mamet for example, a playwright whom I admire for his screenplays as well. For some reason most people always mention House of Games (1987) but my favorite Mamet script is Glengarry Glenn Ross (1992).

Mamet this past week has published an amazing piece in the Village Voice the title of which tells it all: "Why I'm No Longer a 'Brain-Dead Liberal.'" Continue Reading

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