Advertisements There has long been an unfortunate tendency on the left–mostly, but not exclusively, the American left–to reduce anti-imperialism to “the United States is bad.” While the U.S. is, obviously and axiomatically, the worst purveyor of imperialist crimes and its proxies and allies eagerly follow suit, there are other imperialContinue Reading
The power of the pro-Israel lobby is undeniable, but the image of the US being forced into policies it would otherwise abhor by that lobby is absurd and inaccurate. The real roots of US policy remain entrenched in perceived national interests and geo-strategic concerns. Continue Reading
Advertisements I’m proud to announce that in today’s Souciant we have Emmanuel Stokes interviewing Glenn Greenwald. Please check it out, it will be worth your while.Continue Reading
Advertisements Many of you who follow me here know that I have been working for several years as writer, Associate Editor and, most recently, Publisher of Souciant, an innovative and groundbreaking online magazine. Today, we launched a new feature, a blog which will feature shorter articles on a variety ofContinue Reading
Advertisements Back in 2007, when John Mearsheimer and Stephen Walt released their book, The Israel Lobby and US Foreign Policy, I disagreed with many parts of their thesis. Most of the criticisms at the time attacked the authors as anti-Semites or made straw man arguments about points the authors wereContinue Reading
