Patrick Lawrence: In Ukraine, the Autumn of Oligarchs
By Patrick Lawrence / Original to ScheerPost The nice thing about being an oligarch is that you are so wealthy it doesn’t matter that you are looked upon as a…
Patrick Lawrence: Germany & The Lies of Empire
With Angela Merkel’s revelations of Berlin’s duplicity in its dealings with Moscow, Cold War II just got colder.
Patrick Lawrence: The Trans-Atlantic Rift Grows Wider
By Patrick Lawrence / Original to ScheerPost What an occasion, President Biden’s first state dinner. Better late than not at all, given it came last Thursday evening, nearly two years…
Patrick Lawrence: Why Do Nations Erase the Past?
By Patrick Lawrence / Original to ScheerPost A recent report by the German news agency DPA has had me thinking ever since about various small, inconsequential matters: war, nationalism, identity,…
Patrick Lawrence: More Futile Pacific Overtures
Nearly halfway through Biden’s term in office he finally met the Chinese president to discuss the single most important relationship between any two nations anywhere in the world.
Patrick Lawrence: Why Is The New York Times Still Hyping ‘Russiagate’?
Veteran foreign correspondent Patrick Lawrence takes issue with this Sunday's New York Times Magazine.
Patrick Lawrence: Disinformation, Absolutely
By Patrick Lawrence / Original to ScheerPost 1. Everything you will read in this commentary is disinformation. 2. To say that this commentary contains disinformation is disinformation. 3. To say…
Patrick Lawrence: The Democrats’ Assault on Diplomacy
Actions speak louder than words and the Dems' "diplomacy first" approach has been all bark and no bite.
Patrick Lawrence: Europe’s Self Destruction
Despite the economically disastrous impact the Nord Stream pipeline sabotage will have on Europe, Western media still holds its tongue about it.
Patrick Lawrence: Our Shared Addiction to Empire
"If the Columbus myth has been thoroughly discounted, what is it that causes us to continue closing the banks, stopping the mail, and marching in parades on a Monday around…
Patrick Lawrence: Sins of Silence
The media's treatment of the Nord Stream pipeline sabotage is reminiscent of a time in the 60s when disaster could have been avoided with responsible reporting.
Patrick Lawrence: The Strong, and the Merely Powerful
In the world order now emerging, it is genuinely strong nations that will prevail over those reliant on power alone, and force will have little to do with it.
Patrick Lawrence: The West—Technocrats, Incompetents, Ideologues
When the Italian Senate names party leader Giogia Meloni premier at the end of October, as is widely expected, Italy will be the first founding member of the European Union…
Patrick Lawrence: In the Terrain of World War III
By Patrick Lawrence / Original to ScheerPost The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) advanced decisively into Russian-held territory in northeastern Ukraine two weeks ago, exposing the weakness, incompetence, and cowardice…
Patrick Lawrence: Atrocity Porn
By Patrick Lawrence / Original to ScheerPost The Russian army shelled its own detention center in the east of Ukraine. The Russian army shelled a nuclear power plant it has…