Mr. Simon, Don’t compare Edwards to 1930s leftists. In the 30′s, a left winger, even as far left as a ‘fellow traveler’, had a definite integrity. Lining up with Stalin defeated Hitler. The depression era and WW2 generation leftists in the U.S. were opposed to what C. Wright Mills called ‘The Power Elite’. The neocons are making a mistake by not distinguishing between the old and the new left. This includes ignoring the antifascist books and theater solely because they were written by leftists.

Edwards on the other hand is a part of the lawyerism and media narcissism that pervades our present culture. He is a Paris Hilton with a Law Degree and able to pass the bar exam.