Necessary Illusions

Thought Control in Democratic Societies

By: Noam Chomsky

Political Science

in his 1988 cbc massey lecture, noam chomsky inquires into the nature of the media in a political system where the population cannot be disciplined by force and thus must be subjected to more subtle forms of ideological control. specific cases are illustrated in detail, using the u.s. media primarily but also media in other societies. chomsky considers how the media might be democratized (as part...