I joined this list because I was on the Interlingua* list on the same server ([log in to unmask]) and one day it occurred to me to check out what other lists were available at maelstrom. When I saw "chomsky" I immediately subscribed, not because I am a hero-worshipper of Chomsky (or anyone else) but because I am impressed both by his linguistic theories and his very sharp political analysis. I wasn't sure if the list would involve linguistics, politics, or both, but I figured I would be interested in whichever it was--and I was right. Once I joined the list and began reading the messages, I figured that most of the other members had, like me, joined because the name "chomsky" served as a shorthand to suggest the discussion of political and social topics from a point of view which would otherwise be impossible to sum up in a word or two. This seems to be working just fine for most people on the list (at least those who write in). However, if anyone wants to discuss linguistics as well as politics, I'd be more than happy to talk about generative grammar! *Interlingua es un lingua artificial, que es immediatemente e facilemente comprehensibile per un persona qui parla un del linguas romance (le linguas del familia descendite de latin.) Vos qui comprehende mi message e desira saper plus de interlingua pote visitar www.interlingua.com, o visita le sito de maelstrom.stjohns.edu e vide le archivos de interlng.