Columnist, author to discuss “50 Years of the Warfare State,” Oct. 25

Event: Nationally syndicated columnist and author Norman Solomon will lead a discussion –with Austin Chronicle editor and writer Michael King – titled “50 Years of the Warfare State.”

In this talk, Norman Solomon will explain how U.S. policymakers after World War II decided on a policy of perpetual war, and what that has meant for the people of the United States and the world. Michael King will offer comments in response to Solomon’s lecture.

When: 7 p.m. Oct. 25, 2007

Where: The Thompson Conference Center (TCC 1.110) on The University of Texas at Austin campus. A map is available online. Free parking is available in the lots along Red River.

Background: A nationally syndicated columnist whose articles have appeared in the New York Times and Washington Post, Solomon is the author of 12 books, including “Made Love, Got War: Close Encounters with America's Warfare State” and “War Made Easy: How Presidents and Pundits Keep Spinning Us to Death.” He is a frequent guest on television and radio, and he was featured in a film adaptation of War Made Easy produced by the Media Education Foundation. Solomon is the founder and executive director of the Institute for Public Accuracy.

King is the news editor of the Austin Chronicle, Austin's alternative weekly newspaper. He writes a weekly column that covers politics at the local, state, national and international levels. King is former editor of the Texas Observer.

This event, which is free and open to the public, is sponsored by the Senior Fellows Honors Program of the College of Communication.

Contact:
Robert Jensen
(512) 471-1990