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Bernard Chazelle

Professor of Computer Science
Princeton University



I work in Algorithms, a field believed by some to hold the promise of a scientific revolution. If you are a believer, no need to click here.

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I blog at A Tiny Revolution, the brainchild of the dangerously funny Jonathan Schwarz. Speaking of funny, I've written about politics all my life. The world has managed to survive—miracles never cease—largely unaware of that fact. But should miracles be luxury items beyond your means, play it safe and find out:

  • Why saving the American left begins here.
  • Why President Bush and his sorry retinue of own-goal scorers for Team USA might enjoy washing down the White House pretzels with a nice glass of freshly liberated Iraqi blood, with my compliments.

These essays glitter in cyberspace like so many shooting stars in the night sky. Glorious gifts to a world starved for Truth, they shine like beacons of hope across the Internet, from the left-wing CounterPunch to the centrist Atrios to the libertarian Lew Rockwell, with the odd jaunt to the imperial battle station The Atlantic. If you work for any of the fine US government agencies that toil night and day to keep our country reviled around the world, please see it as your professional duty to soak up the bountiful wisdom that I dispense by the bucketload on the radio (1, 2, 3, 4).

When I am not busy leaking America's darkest secrets to the enemy, I ingest unhealthy amounts of jazz and hip-hop: see my top10 lists. I make my own music, too, just to remind myself why I should stick to my day job. Of course, I adore the rock & roll sounds of my son's Harvard band, but then who doesn't?

Meet my family: my wife Celia, the medieval historian; my son Damien, the jazz drummer & film-maker; my daughter Anna, the environmental activist, and our purring Parisian Persian Mistie, who one day—hope springs eternal—will love the phat hip-hop beats from my speakers as much as her tail loves my keyboard.


“ The most likely outcome for Iraq in the short term is Lebanon-style guerrilla warfare leading to a mini-Saddam or a civil war.”  

Bernard Chazelle   (2003)     Bush's Desolate Imperium        


“ And a year from now, I'll be very surprised if there is not some grand square in Baghdad that is named after President Bush.”  

Richard Perle   (2003)     American Enterprise Institute