Sidney Blumenthal
The Shackles of the Predator State
James K. Galbraith's The Predator State is in the great tradition of institutional economics stretching from Thorstein Velen to John Kenneth Galbraith. In his latest book, James Galbraith describes the distorted political economy that has recently emerged to displace...more »
Posted on August 11, 2008 12:48 PM
Bush vs. The National Security Professionals
Larry Johnson and many readers participating in the TPM Book Club have commented on my new book, “How Bush Rules: Chronicles of a Radical Regime” about their surprise or lack of it at the emergence of Bush’s thoroughgoing radicalism....more »
Posted on September 18, 2006 6:54 AM
Bush's Radical Consistency
Under the duress of whirling sectarian violence in Iraq, President Bush is more determined than ever to “stay the course.” Faced with mid-term elections whose outcome will either maintain one-party rule or provide a check on his power, he is...more »
Posted on September 14, 2006 5:39 PM
How Bush Rules: Chronicles of a Radical Regime
My newly published book, “How Bush Rules: Chronicles of a Radical Regime,” (Princeton University Press), is a first draft of the history of the Bush presidency in and an analysis of its unprecedented radicalism. The fifth anniversary of 9/11 illustrated...more »
Posted on September 12, 2006 7:57 AM
Why Bush Needs Lieberman
For the Democratic Party the Lieberman problem is a serious one. After his primary loss he has become the de facto Republican candidate, virtually endorsed by Bush, Cheney and RNC chairman Ken Mehlman, who have withdrawn support from the actual...more »
Posted on August 18, 2006 3:40 PM
