Commentary

MARCH OF FOLLY: FALL OF AMERICAN EMPIRE

February 20, 2023 0

“Folly is a child of power.” ― Barbara W. Tuchman, The March of Folly: From Troy to Vietnam   “A phenomenon noticeable throughout history regardless of place or period is the pursuit by governments of policies contrary […]

Military

Tomgram: Alfred McCoy, Trumping the Empire

July 18, 2017 0

Posted by Alfred McCoy at 4:23pm, July 16, 2017. Follow TomDispatch on Twitter @TomDispatch. [Note for TomDispatch Readers: In September, Dispatch Books will publish the next in our line-up of explorations of imperial America: Alfred McCoy’s remarkable In the Shadows […]