“The political assassination of Graham Platner.”
The futility of change ‘from within.’ 10 JULY—The clearest things said about Graham Platner as he was forced to suspend his triumphantly buoyant campaign for a Maine Senate seat this week came from Graham Platner. Here is a little of what…
WATCH: TWTW — Still at War 250 Years Later
From the first attacks on Native Americans to the aggression on Iran, Americans have been at war, with perhaps the biggest one yet to come. Ray McGovern and Patrick Lawrence. Watch the replay. Guests: Ray McGovern and Patrick Lawrence. Host: Joe Lauria. Producer: Cathy Vogan Segments: A…
“Yankee Doodle Dandy is done and dying.”
Some notes on America at 250. 3 July—The semiology abroad these past days and weeks, as Americans prepared for the 4th—or have been prepared for it, I think is better put—has fascinated me. Amid all the images, the themes of…
PATRICK LAWRENCE: Heat Waves, Brain Waves
With people jumping into the Canal Saint–Martin in 100°–plus temperatures in Paris, it’s a good time to recall Paul Valéry and his regrets at the mental and spiritual consequences of Europe’s Great War on itself. One hundred four degrees…
“Let us now ‘embrace defeat.’”
Do this and we can begin ‘the transformation we have to make.’ 26 JUNE—I have been preoccupied with what I will call the quality of defeat for some years. By this I mean those benefits a people can derive from…
PATRICK LAWRENCE: In Praise of Defeat
After a day’s talks with Iran, J.D. Vance’s claims to progress seem flimsy even by the slack standards the U.S. sets for itself these days in its diplomatic endeavors. Well, J.D. Vance had his first talks with the Iranians —…
The Cracks in the Alliance: Trump, Netanyahu and the Fight Over the Future of the Middle East
In the latest edition of The World This Week, host Joe Lauria is joined by former CIA analyst Ray McGovern and journalist Patrick Lawrence for a wide-ranging discussion on what they describe as a dramatic shift in the balance of power…
PATRICK LAWRENCE: Trans–Pacific Paskudniks
Is Beijing preparing for war? Of course: It has no choice. But the war it is bracing to wage is one the United States seems intent on provoking. The Chinese have no other such plans. I have never quite got over…
WATCH: The World This Week — ‘The War: Putin’s View’
In St. Petersburg this week, the Russian president spoke frankly about Ukraine, NATO and the course of the war: there’s no end in sight. With Ray McGovern and Patrick Lawrence. Watch the replay. Guests: Scott Ritter, Ray McGovern, Patrick Lawrence. Host: Joe Lauria. Producer: Cathy…
PATRICK LAWRENCE: The Return of Co-Existence
In Ankara this week, NATO committed to building its very own military industrial complex, pursuing the same “total security” doctrine that some Israelis, in their case, now see backfiring. Ezra Klein, one of the resident Zionists in The New York Times’ opinion section (or is everyone appearing…