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Trump opposed Iraq. Hillary voted for war: Let’s take his foreign policy vision seriously

Trump opposed Iraq. Hillary voted for war: Let’s take his foreign policy vision seriously

April 27, 2016 · by Patrick L. Smith · in Articles, Salon

Trump gets some things very wrong. But today’s speech was still daring, spot on and important contrast with Hillary Donald Trump on foreign policy. You start out thinking this is going to be roughly akin to George W. discoursing on,…

Bernie Sanders and David Brooks, both wrong: This year of Fox News and Donald Trump-fueled rage can’t be fixed by any candidate

Bernie Sanders and David Brooks, both wrong: This year of Fox News and Donald Trump-fueled rage can’t be fixed by any candidate

January 19, 2016 · by Patrick L. Smith · in Articles, Salon

We are angry. We are afraid. We are exceptional. And the problem with America is that very combination Everything was going smoothly these holidays just past. Then, on the last day of the year, David Ignatius published an opinion piece in the…

“A corrosive dereliction of duty”: Why the New York Times’ America-first journalism is so dangerous

“A corrosive dereliction of duty”: Why the New York Times’ America-first journalism is so dangerous

May 1, 2014 · by Patrick L. Smith · in Articles, Salon

Our foreign affairs columnist explains his problem with American exceptionalism, and with the New York Times Sanctions to the right of them, Sanctions to the left of them, Sanctions in front of them Volley’d and thunder’d; Into the valley of…

New York Times shocker: The truth about Egypt slips out

New York Times shocker: The truth about Egypt slips out

July 11, 2013 · by Patrick L. Smith · in Articles, Salon

In a rare moment of candor, the paper exposes U.S. involvement in the coup — and then seems to promptly forget it Have you noticed the silence, the casual indifference, of the Obama administration since the Egyptian army shoved President…

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