>From what I can figure, Horowitz's achilles heel is his big ego. He
>has a big chip on his shoulder about his legacy, which accounts for
>all of his attacks on Noam Chomsky. Horowitz understands that
>Chomksy will be remembered centuries from now, whereas he won't even
>merit a footnote.
Yeah, as Michael Thomas once put it, if you're going to go after someone, you go after what they feel proudest about, not the weak spots. Horowitz probably thinks he's important, so that's what to go after.
Doug