On 30 October 1947, Bertolt Brecht appeared before the House Un-American Activities Committee in response to a subpoena; his testimony is controversial for a number of reasons. Many commentators believe that Brecht’s performance there was a masterful demonstration of misdirection and studied obsequiousness;Â he departed for Europe a day later with the permission of the U.S. [...]
SOURCE: Superfluities Redux at 08:42AM on October 17, 2011