Paul Craig Roberts

Paul Craig Roberts wrote the Kemp-Roth bill and was assistant secretary of the Treasury in the Reagan administration. He was associate editor of the Wall Street Journal editorial page and contributing editor of National Review. He is author or co-author of eight books, including The Supply-Side Revolution (Harvard University Press). He has held numerous academic appointments, including the William E. Simon chair in political economy, Center for Strategic and International Studies, Georgetown University, and senior research fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University. He has contributed to numerous scholarly journals and testified before Congress on 30 occasions. He has been awarded the U.S. Treasury's Meritorious Service Award and the French Legion of Honor. He was a reviewer for the Journal of Political Economy under editor Robert Mundell.

Whitewash!

The real purpose of a government report is to place the blame where it does the least damage to the political party in office. The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence’s “Report on the U.S. Intelligence Community’s Prewar Intelligence Assessments on Iraq” carefully follows this time-honored rule. At the July 9 press conference heralding the release … Continue reading “Whitewash!”

Role Reversal

Since 1932 Democrats have been so confident of the inherent virtue of government that they have been willing to trust any amount of power to it. The liberal agenda boiled down to the growth of government power. Republicans were the naysayers, forever quoting the Founding Fathers’ warnings that government power meant liberty’s demise. The administration … Continue reading “Role Reversal”

Truth vs. Deceit in Foreign Policy

Writing in the New Republic, former National Security Advisor Zbigniew Brzezinski characterizes the Bush administration’s invasion and occupation of Iraq as “justified by falsehoods, pursued with unilateral arrogance, blinded by self-delusion, and stained by sadistic excesses.”  Brzezinski condemns Bush’s failed Iraq policy for aiding and abetting terrorism and for generating hardcore hatred of the US. Brzezinski … Continue reading “Truth vs. Deceit in Foreign Policy”

Patriotism: The New Third Rail

The dire consequences of the U.S. invasion of Iraq go beyond a failed occupation and attendant war crimes. By making excuses for torture in public hearings, the U.S. Senate has besmirched itself. In Senate hearings on May 19, Republican senators enabled three commanding generals of our Iraqi occupation force to explain away war crimes as procedures … Continue reading “Patriotism: The New Third Rail”

Paul Craig Roberts Responds to Article Calling Him Pro-War

I was alerted by Antiwar.com on Sunday morning May 23 that I was seriously misquoted in an article in the Alameda Times-Star by Byron Williams, described as “an Oakland pastor and syndicated columnist.” Mr. Williams attributed the following neo-Jacobin quote to me: “Our first tasks now must be to crush the rebellions, punish the al-Sadr … Continue reading “Paul Craig Roberts Responds to Article Calling Him Pro-War”

Is Iraq a Captive Nation?

The US Dept of Defense has requested an additional $50 billion to continue its torture, killing and abuse of Iraqis in the name of “freedom and democracy.”  The US government has a long tradition of wasting borrowed money, but do we really want to squander billions of dollars building our war criminal dossier? Iraqis have … Continue reading “Is Iraq a Captive Nation?”

To Neocons, Reality Is ‘Treason’

President Bush learned about the US torture of Iraqi detainees the same way you did – from TV news – compelling evidence that Bush has been manipulated by VP Cheney, Defense Secretary Rumsfeld and the neocon warmongers. And you thought President Bush was in charge! President Bush is being manipulated to promote war against the … Continue reading “To Neocons, Reality Is ‘Treason’”

Neoconservatives Are Anti-American

Is Bush correct when he reassures his war fans that torture is not indicative of American values? Or is the US government merely treating Iraqis the same way it treated Randy Weaver’s family at Ruby Ridge, the Branch Davidians at Waco, Texas, and Gordon Kahl’s family at Medina, ND? Why expect the US government to … Continue reading “Neoconservatives Are Anti-American”

National Review‘s Plan for Victory in Iraq

Why do Americans who talk about freedom and democracy rely on coercion? The political left is all for coercion against the rich. Freedom and democracy mean taking the rich’s money and giving it to those who have a “right” to it. For conservatives, freedom and democracy issue forth from the barrels of our guns. National … Continue reading “National Review‘s Plan for Victory in Iraq”

The Great Satan

The current issue of National Review advocates that the US adopt Saddam Hussein’s policies toward Iraqis. Nothing less will subdue them, says the conservative publication. To beat them, National Review says, we must become like them. No sooner said than done. The US has appointed Saddam Hussein’s Republican Guard General, Jasim Muhammed Saleh to deal … Continue reading “The Great Satan”