No Cards Left to Play but the Threat of Armageddon
Mar 15, 2018 U.S. politics in the era of imperial decline will be nasty, stupid, petty and racist—just as we are already experiencing.
American History for Truthdiggers: Original Sin
Feb 3, 2018 Our society descended from colonial Virginia's sinister caste system, in which race, class, labor and slavery were inextricably linked.
America the Pariah
Jan 30, 2018 The U.S. culture of militarism represents the dark side of our exceptionalist project.
Trump’s ‘America First’ Security Strategy Imperils the U.S.
Jan 10, 2018 The president's program renders the United States more unpopular and vulnerable to external threats and fans the flames of conflict in the Middle East.
Politics
An Insubordinate President
Nov 14, 2017 Our odd leader is playing a role traditionally held by foreign elites, and that’s posing a problem for a U.S. ruling class that must sell the illusion of American exceptionalism.2018 Southern California Journalism Award: First Place, Political Commentary–National
High Crimes and Demeanors in the Age of Trump
Aug 17, 2017 The politicians and pundits who once wouldn’t have hesitated to take credit for U.S. military domination are now placing the blame elsewhere.
Trump Bet Americans Would Like His Un-Presidential Antics. He May Be Right.
Jul 16, 2017 Has America become one big con game? Looking at who's in the White House, it would seem so.
Washington’s Supreme Hypocrisy on Chemical Weapons and Civilian Deaths
Apr 6, 2017 The use of chemical weapons in Syria is an atrocity, but American politicians' outrage draws on myths of American exceptionalism and erosion of political memory .
An American Century of Carnage: Measuring Violence in a Single-Superpower World
Mar 29, 2017 Are we in an era of a “new peace”? Think again.Conservative Pundit David Brooks Wants to Make America Great Again
Feb 25, 2017 Despite his aura of ideological balance, the columnist fails to acknowledge that Donald Trump's election was a consequence of policies Brooks enthusiastically promoted.