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Patrick Lawrence: Notes of a Non-Voter

Patrick Lawrence: Notes of a Non-Voter

November 9, 2024 · by Patrick Lawrence · in Articles, ScheerPost

Oh my, the elites of the Democratic Party, their clerks in media and “the donor class” began gasping as election night wore on and it came clear that they had once again mistaken what we call liberal America for America….

American policy totally failed in Syria — let’s be thankful

American policy totally failed in Syria — let’s be thankful

November 26, 2017 · by Patrick Lawrence · in Articles, Salon

Despite media obfuscation, last week’s meeting between Putin and Assad suggests a new order in the Middle East I kept hearing National Public Radio programs this week to the effect that liberals and “progressives,” not to mention those in the…

Putin has bested them all: How has the Russian leader gotten the better of Clinton, Bush and Obama?

Putin has bested them all: How has the Russian leader gotten the better of Clinton, Bush and Obama?

November 24, 2015 · by Patrick L. Smith · in Articles, Salon

Watching Trump beat his chest about how he’d force Putin to his will is a reminder that Putin’s had his way with us Aug. 9, 1999, was an eventful day for Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin. In the morning President Boris Yeltsin…

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