Farewell, the American Century
Rewriting the Past by Adding In What's Been Left Out.
Farewell, the American Century
Rewriting the Past by Adding In What's Been Left Out.
The Compulsion To Intervene
Why Washington Underwrites Violence in Ukraine.
On Missing Dr. Strangelove
Or How Americans Learned to Stop Worrying and Forgot the Bomb.
Tanks for Nuttin’
Is Civilization at Stake in Ukraine?
Deaf to History’s Questions
A Tale of Two Elizabeths, One Joe, One Donald, and Us.
Will the U.S. Learn Anything from Putin’s Disastrous Invasion?
Will the U.S. learn anything from Putin's disastrous invasion?
The Chris Hedges Report: Soldiers Speak Out Against America’s Misguided Wars
In their new book, veterans Andrew Bacevich and Danny Sjursen describe how the realities of war expose the lies told by generals and politicians about American goodness and virtue.
Andrew Bacevich: Who Are You Calling Fascist?
Few, it seems, can resist the temptation to press their particular piece of the past into service as a vehicle for interpreting the here-and-now, even when doing so means oversimplifying…
American Militarism, a Persistent Malady
Putin changed the subject, but confronting Martin Luther King’s "giant triplets" is more urgent than ever.
Why Washington Has Learned Nothing From Vietnam to Afghanistan
Why did the United States fail so ignominiously in Vietnam? Why did it fail again in Afghanistan? The answers to these two questions turn out to be similar.
How Awesome is ‘Awesome’? America’s Underperforming Military
By Andrew Bacevich / TomDispatch Professional sports is a cutthroat business. Succeed and the people running the show reap rich rewards. Fail to meet expectations and you get handed your…
Recovering from America’s Imperial Delusions
U.S. Army soldiers conduct a foot patrol in Afghanistan.
Answering the Armies of the Cheated
Indispensable Nation Syndrome should certainly qualify as, at the very least, another Big Lie.