Chomsky: "Theory", Zizek, Lacan Contentless

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I tend to disagree with Chomsky politically, but no one denies his academic chops. And he's just right about Zizek, Lacan and "theory" (i.e. literary theory (aka pseudo-philosophy)) generally. There's no reason to make it any more complicated than it is: these folks are celebrities, but they are not serious thinkers.