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We Are All Aboard the Pequod: Chris Hedges


Herman Melville’s “Moby Dick” is a portrait of the American character, and like the crew of Ahab’s ship we are complicit in self-annihilation. – 2013/07/07

Moby Dick is a beautiful novel. Part naval manual, part moral fairytale. Here Chris Hedges makes the case that it is nothing less than a metaphor for modern America and where it is heading.

We Are All Aboard the Pequod: Chris Hedges

We Are All Aboard the Pequod: Chris Hedges


Herman Melville’s “Moby Dick” is a portrait of the American character, and like the crew of Ahab’s ship we are complicit in self-annihilation. – 2013/07/07

Moby Dick is a beautiful novel. Part naval manual, part moral fairytale. Here Chris Hedges makes the case that it is nothing less than a metaphor for modern America and where it is heading.

We Are All Aboard the Pequod: Chris Hedges