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Lawrence Davidson is a history professor at West Chester University in Pennsylvania. He is the author of Foreign
Policy Inc.: Privatizing America's National Interest; America's
Palestine: Popular and Offical Perceptions from Balfour to Israeli
Statehood; and Islamic Fundamentalism. His academic work is focused on the history of American foreign relations with the Middle East. He also teaches courses in the history of science and modern European intellectual history.
Policy Inc.: Privatizing America's National Interest; America's
Palestine: Popular and Offical Perceptions from Balfour to Israeli
Statehood; and Islamic Fundamentalism. His academic work is focused on the history of American foreign relations with the Middle East. He also teaches courses in the history of science and modern European intellectual history.
His blog To The Point Analyses now has
its own Facebook page. Along with the analyses, the Facebook page will also have reviews, pictures, and other analogous material.
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Thursday, October 31, 2019
Hillary Clinton's Hunt for "Russian Assets" Hillary Clinton claimed that both Representative Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii) and Jill Stein, head of the U.S. Green Party, are being "groomed" to run a third-party race during the 2020 presidential election. Groomed? Groomed by whom? By the Russians, of course.
Thursday, October 31, 2019Hillary Clinton's Hunt for "Russian Assets" Hillary Clinton claimed that both Representative Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii) and Jill Stein, head of the U.S. Green Party, are being "groomed" to run a third-party race during the 2020 presidential election. Groomed? Groomed by whom? By the Russians, of course.
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Saturday, May 4, 2019
Making Progressives The Enemy Zionists are hell-bent on moving the world backwards: back to the days when racist conquest was mistaken for the spread of civilization, when efforts to institutionalize standards of human and civil rights were seen as impingements on sovereignty, back to the days when no one gave a second thought to oppressed peoples (including oppressed Jews).
Saturday, May 4, 2019Making Progressives The Enemy Zionists are hell-bent on moving the world backwards: back to the days when racist conquest was mistaken for the spread of civilization, when efforts to institutionalize standards of human and civil rights were seen as impingements on sovereignty, back to the days when no one gave a second thought to oppressed peoples (including oppressed Jews).
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Sunday, February 9, 2020
A Culture of Cheating? Cheating, along with its partner habitual lying, undermines both communities and institutions: everything from marriage to commerce, to science, to government. Nothing can stand firm before them once these vices become normative. That is what makes Donald Trump so unacceptable -- he represents a social climate wherein honesty can never be assumed.
Sunday, February 9, 2020A Culture of Cheating? Cheating, along with its partner habitual lying, undermines both communities and institutions: everything from marriage to commerce, to science, to government. Nothing can stand firm before them once these vices become normative. That is what makes Donald Trump so unacceptable -- he represents a social climate wherein honesty can never be assumed.
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Sunday, May 28, 2017
Reality and its Enemies - An Analysis There is an ongoing reality that is destroying hundreds of thousands of lives in the Middle East. And though most Americans are ignorant of the fact, and many of those who should be in the know would deny it, the suffering flows directly from decisions taken by Washington over the last 27 years.
Sunday, May 28, 2017Reality and its Enemies - An Analysis There is an ongoing reality that is destroying hundreds of thousands of lives in the Middle East. And though most Americans are ignorant of the fact, and many of those who should be in the know would deny it, the suffering flows directly from decisions taken by Washington over the last 27 years.
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Thursday, December 18, 2014
The Forgotten Futility of Torture Despite the revelations of the Senate Intelligence Committee's report, the chances are pretty good that Bush and his operatives will get away with their crimes. And that means that chances are just as good that it will all happen again. Ignorance and false assumptions seem secure in their positions of influence.
Thursday, December 18, 2014The Forgotten Futility of Torture Despite the revelations of the Senate Intelligence Committee's report, the chances are pretty good that Bush and his operatives will get away with their crimes. And that means that chances are just as good that it will all happen again. Ignorance and false assumptions seem secure in their positions of influence.
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Saturday, July 20, 2019
Democratic Party Dilemmas For all the horrors our foreign adventures have wrought, the real present danger is that we will turn on ourselves and destroy our precarious democracy. Under these circumstances, the Democrats, for all their shortcomings, represent not only the party of choice, but the potential salvation of the United States.
Saturday, July 20, 2019Democratic Party Dilemmas For all the horrors our foreign adventures have wrought, the real present danger is that we will turn on ourselves and destroy our precarious democracy. Under these circumstances, the Democrats, for all their shortcomings, represent not only the party of choice, but the potential salvation of the United States.
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Tuesday, April 7, 2015
The U.S. and Israel: Diverging Interests The real "concerns and interests" of the United States in the Middle East have noticeably diverged from those of Israel. As a consequence Israel is now loudly complaining that Washington has abandoned it. Well, Washington might do well to play the same game -- to loudly complain about Israel's traitorous behavior.
Tuesday, April 7, 2015The U.S. and Israel: Diverging Interests The real "concerns and interests" of the United States in the Middle East have noticeably diverged from those of Israel. As a consequence Israel is now loudly complaining that Washington has abandoned it. Well, Washington might do well to play the same game -- to loudly complain about Israel's traitorous behavior.
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Friday, May 8, 2015
On the Perennial Nature of U.S. Urban Riots Military grade riot-control equipment is now de rigueur for most large police departments. So great is the demand for these deadly toys that the Defense Department now has a committee appointed by the president to look into what constitutes appropriate equipment to hand out to the cop on the beat.
Friday, May 8, 2015On the Perennial Nature of U.S. Urban Riots Military grade riot-control equipment is now de rigueur for most large police departments. So great is the demand for these deadly toys that the Defense Department now has a committee appointed by the president to look into what constitutes appropriate equipment to hand out to the cop on the beat.
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Friday, October 23, 2015
The Ideologue's Tunnel Vision Many Palestinians can understand Western Jewish history, including the Holocaust, and recognize how it shapes, though ultimately cannot excuse, Zionist behavior. Unfortunately, the Zionists can't reciprocate by understanding the history that drives Palestinian behavior. They cannot do so because their ideology precludes the possibility that they are in fact responsible for Palestinian suffering.
Friday, October 23, 2015The Ideologue's Tunnel Vision Many Palestinians can understand Western Jewish history, including the Holocaust, and recognize how it shapes, though ultimately cannot excuse, Zionist behavior. Unfortunately, the Zionists can't reciprocate by understanding the history that drives Palestinian behavior. They cannot do so because their ideology precludes the possibility that they are in fact responsible for Palestinian suffering.
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Saturday, August 22, 2020
How the Israel-UAE Pact Undermines International Law Much of the diplomatic world has gone gaga over the 13 August 2020 "normalization" of relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), facilitated by years of encouragement coming out of Washington.
Saturday, August 22, 2020How the Israel-UAE Pact Undermines International Law Much of the diplomatic world has gone gaga over the 13 August 2020 "normalization" of relations between Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), facilitated by years of encouragement coming out of Washington.
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Thursday, April 30, 2015
Changing Alliances and the National Interest in the Middle East There has been a major shift of alliances that has stunned and paralyzed the Obama administration. The enemy has certainly remained the same: the fanatics whose lineage can be traced back to Osama bin Laden and the 9/11 attacks of 2001. However, who is now allied with these "bad guys" and who is allied against them has radically altered.
Thursday, April 30, 2015Changing Alliances and the National Interest in the Middle East There has been a major shift of alliances that has stunned and paralyzed the Obama administration. The enemy has certainly remained the same: the fanatics whose lineage can be traced back to Osama bin Laden and the 9/11 attacks of 2001. However, who is now allied with these "bad guys" and who is allied against them has radically altered.
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Friday, November 22, 2013
More on Global Warming What will we ultimately do about global warming? It might well be that the answer is not nearly enough. We are a species influenced by natural localism, and therefore the majority of Americans, and others in the West as well, are not going to abandon a present full of profit and relative comfort as long as the sky is clear in their own local place and time.
Friday, November 22, 2013More on Global Warming What will we ultimately do about global warming? It might well be that the answer is not nearly enough. We are a species influenced by natural localism, and therefore the majority of Americans, and others in the West as well, are not going to abandon a present full of profit and relative comfort as long as the sky is clear in their own local place and time.
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Saturday, January 12, 2013
Does Torture Work? Does It Matter? -- An Analysis The torturers are all past or present powerful government officials and their henchmen. Most of them will die in bed and maybe, someday, have their face put on a postage stamp. Their horrid deeds, already excused, will soon be forgotten. As the old Latin saying goes, "in times of war the laws go silent."
Saturday, January 12, 2013Does Torture Work? Does It Matter? -- An Analysis The torturers are all past or present powerful government officials and their henchmen. Most of them will die in bed and maybe, someday, have their face put on a postage stamp. Their horrid deeds, already excused, will soon be forgotten. As the old Latin saying goes, "in times of war the laws go silent."
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Wednesday, January 29, 2020
Fallen Republicans and the Fate of Liberal Democracy Despite their sworn oaths of impartiality and the damning evidence presented by the Democrats, Republicans will let President Trump get away with his criminal behavior.
Wednesday, January 29, 2020Fallen Republicans and the Fate of Liberal Democracy Despite their sworn oaths of impartiality and the damning evidence presented by the Democrats, Republicans will let President Trump get away with his criminal behavior.
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Sunday, August 4, 2019
Trump's Female Supporters In his rather simple-minded way, Trump is assuming that his rhetorical messages of 2016, now made real in terms of policy, should be all the stronger in 2020. After all, it is an indicator that this president delivers on his often repugnant promises. But the promises have been tainted by president's crudeness, his inability to handle criticism in a civil fashion, and his habitual acting out the role of a bully.
Sunday, August 4, 2019Trump's Female Supporters In his rather simple-minded way, Trump is assuming that his rhetorical messages of 2016, now made real in terms of policy, should be all the stronger in 2020. After all, it is an indicator that this president delivers on his often repugnant promises. But the promises have been tainted by president's crudeness, his inability to handle criticism in a civil fashion, and his habitual acting out the role of a bully.
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Wednesday, November 21, 2018
Fraying Principles The fraying of principles related to human rights that now pervades U.S. politics and particularly the liberals' readiness to acquiesce in the denial of other people's rights, speaks to a significant devaluing of conscience and an unconscionable shallowness when it comes to ethical judgement. These newly elected Democrats are stepping into a struggle for the political soul of their party.
Wednesday, November 21, 2018Fraying Principles The fraying of principles related to human rights that now pervades U.S. politics and particularly the liberals' readiness to acquiesce in the denial of other people's rights, speaks to a significant devaluing of conscience and an unconscionable shallowness when it comes to ethical judgement. These newly elected Democrats are stepping into a struggle for the political soul of their party.
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Sunday, December 22, 2013
Snow Job About Israel-Palestine It is probable that the Israelis would have no need to implement their ghetto strategy if they were ready to reach a just and fair solution with all of the Palestinians. As long as Israel persists in stealing Palestinian land in a process of relentless expansion, they must convince themselves of the irreconcilable nature of the conflict and persecute not only those who would resist, but the entire Palestinian population.
Sunday, December 22, 2013Snow Job About Israel-Palestine It is probable that the Israelis would have no need to implement their ghetto strategy if they were ready to reach a just and fair solution with all of the Palestinians. As long as Israel persists in stealing Palestinian land in a process of relentless expansion, they must convince themselves of the irreconcilable nature of the conflict and persecute not only those who would resist, but the entire Palestinian population.
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Wednesday, March 11, 2015
Getting Past The Issue Of Being Jewish The struggle is against racism, discrimination, oppression, occupation and illegal colonization because they are evils no matter who perpetrates them. The Israeli case has to be prioritized because Israel and its Zionist allies have bought and bullied our own government and political parties in a corrupting manner.
Wednesday, March 11, 2015Getting Past The Issue Of Being Jewish The struggle is against racism, discrimination, oppression, occupation and illegal colonization because they are evils no matter who perpetrates them. The Israeli case has to be prioritized because Israel and its Zionist allies have bought and bullied our own government and political parties in a corrupting manner.
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Tuesday, December 29, 2015
Global Warming Redux: Another Ticking Bomb Out of Paris Local interests will promote denial long enough to make the necessary sacrifices politically unachievable. They certainly have done so so far. That means our grandchildren will almost certainly live in a very different atmospheric and geographic world than we do. And, of course, going forward, no one should invest in seashore real estate.
Tuesday, December 29, 2015Global Warming Redux: Another Ticking Bomb Out of Paris Local interests will promote denial long enough to make the necessary sacrifices politically unachievable. They certainly have done so so far. That means our grandchildren will almost certainly live in a very different atmospheric and geographic world than we do. And, of course, going forward, no one should invest in seashore real estate.
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Monday, January 29, 2018
Special Israel Zionist influence spreads far beyond Israel's area of dominion and now influences (one might say corrupts) many of the policy makers and bureaucrats of Western governments, and particularly those of the United States. This often turns their governments into accomplices in Israel's abusive policies.
Monday, January 29, 2018Special Israel Zionist influence spreads far beyond Israel's area of dominion and now influences (one might say corrupts) many of the policy makers and bureaucrats of Western governments, and particularly those of the United States. This often turns their governments into accomplices in Israel's abusive policies.
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