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Eric Fichtl
<p>A man thinks while drinking pulque, a traditional Mesoamerican indigenous drink made from the maguey plant.</p>

Thanks for visiting. This website features my photography, writing, and a bit about me.

PHOTOS

Here is a random sample of my photos. Visit my galleries for many more.


<p>Snow, cold, and the early hour make for sparse traffic on Manhattan's Third Avenue.</p>
<p>A detail of the golden cladding and angular roofline of the Kammermusiksaal (chamber music hall) at the Philharmonie complex in Berlin.</p>
<p>A promising path?</p>
<p>A view over the village of Fámjin. The structure in the foreground, slowly being reclaimed by the grass, is a stone sheep shelter.</p>
<p>A lioness and her cub eye the photographer. </p>
<p>'In democracy and dictatorship, the state tortures you.' A tag capturing a certain Argentine nihilism.</p>
<p>A view over Athens toward the Strefi hill, from the Acropolis.</p>
<p>The vast Theresienwiese in Munich, sans Oktoberfest trimmings.</p>
TEXTS

A lot of what I write professionally carries no byline. Here are some of the works I have put my name to.

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Free Speech and the Limits of Tolerance: The Case of David Irving

Is it acceptable to impede the airing of unpopular ideas, or do we all lose out by trying to do so?
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Civilian “Collaborators” in Colombia’s Conflict

Though press reports often cite deaths of civilian collaborators, what qualifies as “collaboration” is rarely explored by mainstream coverage.
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Contested Country: An Examination of Current Propaganda Techniques in the Colombian Civil War

In recent years the Colombian state and security forces have deployed the most elaborate propaganda campaigns in the rural sector.