The obvious critiques of crass materialism aside, Santa Claus is but a user friendly symbol of the State’s capacity to engage in blatant forms of surveillance and to police behavior in the absence of actual surveillance. “Santa Claus is Coming...

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DONNY HATHAWAY'S 'This Christmas' came together in Chicago before the talented soul musician's life came to a sad and premature ending Remembering 'This': Hathaway's Classic Carol BY DAVE HOEKSTRA Sun-Times Columnist Chicago native Donny Hathaway...