I have never loved someone I did not know.

But Camille's return is the beauty of a rose, unplucked.

This acrobat of words, at once nimble, rhythmic, and precise...is a grand departure from the siloed, mechanical writers in the mainstream.

I am smitten. I am Salon forever. I am in love.

I am surprised that after reading Camille's Feb column at the number of areas of agreement we have. More than that I actually had moments of some clarification of my own thinking. What a great mind she has. I by the way am an old retired conservative republican white guy living in what is probably the whitest county in the country. Camille's refusal to just stick to the old liberal talking points and to actually question some of the mundane retoric that has become the norm on liberal bogs makes me look forward to reading her next column. Finally a liberal with a brain. Love to have lunch someday Camille!

I'm so glad Paglia's back. I've missed reading her columns. She is a breath of fresh air. I much prefer reading her analyzations of artistic things in the modern culture with her perspective of art history, enjoy reading anything she writes, because she brings such insight and wit to any subject.

Does this Margalis person have a life apart from this site? Scary.

Oh Camille is sold out and had spent many nights watching the BBC (A TV network funded by we-don't-want-2-know who). When the PC academic mafia is still persecuting American students every day, the debate about the Iraq War is ludicrous; it's not relevant. We all pray for the American soldiers, but you wanna solve the MidEast conflict, abolish the UN, arrest all the self-ordained "cultural agents"--they all work at Ivy League colleges. Their prophetic ideology filters down to (1) public schools, (2) arts & pleasure (3) publishing industry and (4) suburbia. According to the intellectual class, a terrorist is a customer service specialist whose "organic" thinking surpasses Western Civ. If Hitler and his darling Eva, had orchestrated a charade right now, wouldn't most PC American universities praise his "otherness." After all, Post Colonial Theory is so-so prosaic. The Y Times would even ask Eva to elaborate on Adolph's favorite lunch. Yay multiculturalism: conservative is treacherous, a crime against humanity, while liberalism, even when is peppered with terrorism, is more insightful.

(A script which academia, Arab World, and Eruo socialist grocery stores recite everyday). Where is the eccentric Camille brimming, teaching us about knowledge and beauty? We know about the political beasts. They never turn into a hotty babe. They ain't got no soul. But we the masses, hell, spare us the political manifesto. We want entertainment, good ol' Yankee charm or the terrorists would win--and haven't then won already? Half of England is already on the verge of extinction. Bloody hell, they have hijacked the universities, let’s not waste energy on them. Less Camille J. Fonda and more Camille P, next time. (That’s the Camille we inorganic open-minded conservative like :-)

Good to have you back Camille. I really enjoy your original POV, biting wit and mastery of the written word. You are a treasure.

Unfortunately, I wish you could explain the irrational comments on the Iraq war. My assumtion is that when liberals say the war is "unwinnable", that they mean that the Arab culture has not the knowledge or disciplne to govern itself, despite our little low-impact, regional war. Surely you understand the long-time strategic value of a democratic ally in the center of the hotbed? (Yes, I said low impact. Far more people die on America's highway's every year, yet I do not hear calls to withdraw from the morning commute)

Short-term thinking on the problem of the Middle East region will get us nowhere. It is inspiring to hear directly from our troops...the only source of accurate reporting from the region...that we have greatly improved the lives of so many women, children and families in Iraq. Yes, *women*.

It is only by American *mercy* that our victory is not complete by now. The only question is if Iraqis and Afghanis can self-govern.

Merely regurgitating that one does not like war is hardly an intellectual position.

I will read on with gusto! Thanks Camille!

Greg

Atlanta, GA

Let me say it slowly....This...is...a...thread...about...Camille...Paglia,...not...rightwing... crazies...like...you!

I was lucky enough to catch Camille Paglia's C-Span lecture, but there seemed some deep contradictions in her cultural position. For one thing, she never explained why an atheist would espouse the teaching of religions. As an atheist myself, I find religion deeply distressing in the distortion it imposes on people's entire lives. For another, she propounds the value of pop culture, yet seems to reject its values of the excitement of violence and the dominance of kitsch. And the third issue goes to the heart of the feminist ethos and gender politics. On the one hand, Paglia expressed a strong advocacy of beauty of nudity while on the other evincing a jocular disgust at the freedom of physical expression of Britney Spears and Paris Hilton. It seems that she should have appreciated their gestures, which were pioneered by Marilyn Monroe in the famous subway grating scene as a means to becoming a popular icon.

This contradictions suggest that you have to make a choice between high culture and low culture, Camille. Perhaps your current ambiguities represent a transition from the one to the other.

Dear Camille Paglia,

First, many, many thanks for "Break, Blow, Burn" as well as for starting up a regular column again. Perhaps you've written about her elsehwere and I've missed it, but I'm sure many of your readers would appreciate your take on Ann Coulter. We really need you on this one, especially after her latest pronouncements.

The Church of Liberalism and Hip ocracy

Demand that no one eat meat, but you can wear leather shoes and bags

Don't smoke cigarettes or let others do so, but smoking lung-destroying marijuana or hash is fine

Don't kill animals or violent murderers, but you can kill babies up to nine months in the womb

Say that you Honor Diversity, but ridicule and despise white males, Christians, Southerners and most Americans

Preach peace when other nations are trying to kill us, but justify and support the evil violence of radical revolutionaries in other countries

Preach about global warming, while driving gas guzzling vans and SUV's and traveling the world by plane (Because Liberals hate America, they feel compelled to leave it as often as possible so they can tell the rest of the world how horrible we are).

Preach protection of the environment while building houses in and going on damaging treks, in pristine wilderness areas

Preach equality and tolerance, but feel free to ridicule the less educated and working class

Label pornography as demeaning to women, but insist that children be allowed to view it in public libraries without "censorship."

Preach zero population, but don't anyone dare tell a welfare crack mom she can't have 10 kids who will no doubt burden the justice system, as well as the environment

Deny the government any means possible to protect its citizens from murdering terrorists (in the name of civil rights), but condemn the government for not having known about or avoided the Sept. 11th attack

Demand tolerance for the most intolerant, sexist and violent religion in the world (hmmm can you guess?)

Demand freedom of speech and thought for liberals, but deny it for anyone whose views differ from your own (pc fascism: throw pies in their faces or demand they be fired).