Thu 11 Dec 2008
Aldous Huxley, 1958: ‘Brave New World’ Just Around the Corner
Posted by k under Civil Liberties , DemocracyNo Comments
It’s always a little spooky and a little funny to listen to a person from the past predict a future that may have already come to pass. In this clip from 50 years ago, Mike Wallace interviews “Brave New World” author Aldous Huxley, who holds forth about technology, democracy, drugs and freedom–and while some of what he says sounds goofy, some sounds uncomfortably familiar, especially his take on the melding of advertising and politics. (more…)