Dying for a mirage: ­ Yesterday I saw Ellen McLaughlin’s play “Helen,” based on Euripides’ play of the same name…  Just like in real life, the bloodiest wars are fought for things that exist only in men’s minds: “eternal Israel,” “free Palestine,” “jihad,” “Tamil homeland,” “Aryan supremacy,” “the American way of life,” etc. Pretty perceptive, that Euripides. I hope he writes some more. 2002.03.24

 Alegre, Manuel. O Homem do País Azul

“El hombre del país azul” es el héroe revolucionario que todos nosotros — los de la generación de Manuel Alegre (n. 1936) y con preocupaciones por la justicia social — nos imaginábamos.