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.

US Hegemony Spawns Russian-Chinese Military Alliance

This week the Russian and Chinese militaries are conducting a joint military exercise involving large numbers of troops and combat vehicles. The former Soviet Republics of Tajikistan, Kyrgkyzstan, and Kazakstan are participating. Other countries appear ready to join the military alliance. This new potent military alliance is a real world response to neoconservative delusions about … Continue reading “US Hegemony Spawns Russian-Chinese Military Alliance”

A Free Press or a
Ministry of Truth?

In his novel 1984, George Orwell portrayed a future time in which the explanations of recent events and earlier history are continually changed to meet Big Brother’s latest purpose. Previous explanations disappear down “the memory hole.” Sound familiar? Any American who pays attention can observe the identical phenomenon occurring in the U.S. today. Think about … Continue reading “A Free Press or a
Ministry of Truth?”

A Reform to Restore the People’s Power

The American political system has failed. The fabled checks and balances of American politics were no match for a neoconservative administration with a secret agenda. The American people were deceived and tricked into supporting two invasions that are war crimes under the Nuremberg standard. US aggression against Afghanistan and Iraq and the indiscriminate slaughter of … Continue reading “A Reform to Restore the People’s Power”

Beyond Recklessness

John Lukacs in his monograph June 1941: Hitler and Stalin reports that “the best military experts throughout the world predicted the defeat of the Soviet Union within a few weeks, or within two months at the most” following Hitler’s invasion of Russia on June 22, 1941. While the superb German military machine made an excellent … Continue reading “Beyond Recklessness”

The Neocon Threat to World Peace and American Freedom

The Bush/Cheney White House, which told the American people in 2003 that the Iraqi invasion would be a three-to-six-week affair, now tells us that the U.S. occupation is permanent. Forever. Attentive Americans, of which, alas, there are so few, had already concluded that the occupation was permanent. Permanence is the obvious message from the massive … Continue reading “The Neocon Threat to World Peace and American Freedom”

If You Think Bush Is Evil Now, Wait Until He Nukes Iran

The war in Iraq is lost. This fact is widely recognized by American military officers and has been recently expressed forcefully by Lt. Gen. Ricardo Sanchez, the commander of U.S. forces in Iraq during the first year of the attempted occupation. Winning is no longer an option. Our best hope, Sanchez says, is "to stave … Continue reading “If You Think Bush Is Evil Now, Wait Until He Nukes Iran”

How Can Bush Free Iraq When He Brings Tyranny to America?

The Washington, DC, think-tank, The American Enterprise Institute, camouflages its purpose with its name. There is nothing American about AEI, and the organization’s enterprise is fomenting war in the Middle East against Israel’s enemies. Its real name should be The Likud Center for Middle East War. AEI has the largest collection of warmongers in America. … Continue reading “How Can Bush Free Iraq When He Brings Tyranny to America?”

Will the GOP Destroy Itself Before It Destroys America?

As everyone except for a dwindling band of Bush supporters now knows, the U.S. is in a terrible situation in Iraq from which it cannot extract itself. For Bush and Cheney, their own pride and delusion are more compelling than U.S. casualties, the destruction of Iraq and its people, and the inflaming of sectarian strife … Continue reading “Will the GOP Destroy Itself Before It Destroys America?”

One War Criminal Down, A Fistful to Go

British Prime Minister Tony Blair, or more accurately, George W. Bush’s lap dog, has resigned to England’s relief. Boris Johnson at the Daily Telegraph wrote that “Blair cannot escape the blame for a disaster in which at least 60,000 (and possibly 10 times as many) Iraqis have died, and which is causing 40,000 Iraqis to … Continue reading “One War Criminal Down, A Fistful to Go”

The War Goes Ever On

Is the Iraq war to become a permanent feature? The war persists despite the opposition of a majority of Americans and Iraqis. The war persists despite warnings from U.S. generals that the stress is breaking the U.S. Army. The war persists despite its enormous costs in red ink and dependence on foreign loans. The war … Continue reading “The War Goes Ever On”