Lawrence Davidson

Lawrence Davidson teaches history at West Chester University and is the author of ‘Foreign Policy Inc.: Privatizing America’s National Interest’ and two other books.

News Analysis

Politics & Elections

There Is Nothing Unusual About Ignorance: An Analysis

For Johnson, foreign policy issues were low on the priority list for Libertarians.

By: Lawrence Davidson ,; Speakout

September 21, 2016

Op-Ed

War & Peace

Moral Idiocy in the Halls of Power

“Moral idiocy” is a long-standing cultural flaw that often gives license to the violence that law and cultural mores are trying to control.

By: Lawrence Davidson ,; Speakout

September 15, 2016

News Analysis

Economy & Labor

Paul Ryan’s Economic Plan: An Analysis

The truth is that regardless of his choice of words, what Ryan stands for is as disastrously radical as the positions of Trump and the rest of the right-wing …

By: Lawrence Davidson ,; Speakout

July 1, 2016

Op-Ed

Charles Krauthammer: The United States’ Conservative Voice

For so many thinkers who never evolved away from capitalist economic theory, conservatism means the “reform” of big government.

By: Lawrence Davidson ,; Speakout

February 11, 2016

News Analysis

Who Is Fighting the War on Terror?

The defeat of al Qaeda and its affiliates has been a publicly stated national interest of the United States.

By: Lawrence Davidson ,; Speakout

September 22, 2015

News Analysis

Criminalizing Criticism: A Zionist Project

In the West, much of the organized criticism of Israel now comes from campaigns aimed at promoting Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions.

By: Lawrence Davidson ,; Truthout

June 10, 2015

News Analysis

Does Egypt Have a Government?

An example of a current military despotism that has been, and is now again, the recipient of US military largess is the one in Egypt.

By: Lawrence Davidson ,; Truthout

June 1, 2015

News Analysis

International Law and Crimes Against Humanity

So we are embedded in a cycle of violence, led astray by our faulty memories and national hatreds.

By: Lawrence Davidson ,; SpeakOut

May 26, 2015

Changing Alliances and the National Interest in the Middle East

One of the lessons of history is that both people and nations who fail to adapt to new circumstances are doomed to eventually decline. So, America, if the shoe …

By: Lawrence Davidson ,; Truthout

May 5, 2015

News Analysis

Censorship at Southampton University: An Analysis

The threat of aggressive public protests against those assembling to critically discuss the behavior of Israel has become an excuse to shut down such gatherings.

By: Lawrence Davidson ,; Truthout

April 28, 2015

Sections

Latest

Apalachee High School Shooting Exposes Mental Health Crisis

Thousands Protest in France and Brussels to Denounce Sexual Violence

AIPAC Targets Progressive Lawmakers with Record Spending

EPA Claims No Obligation to Regulate PFAS in Farmland Sewage Sludge

More

Lawrence Davidson

Menu