How is it that one man can be so maligned by the Right and yet remain so misunderstood by the Left? In this updated and expanded edition, the spotlight is put on Chomsky's libertarian social and political philosophy in an engaging, easy to navigate manner. Keenly edited by C.P. Otero, this comprehensive collection of essays and interviews guides readers through the mind and motivations of world-famous social critic, linguist and dissident. Discover for yourself the man the New York Times has labelled the foremost gadfly of our national conscience'.'