Tom Engelhardt: 5 books

From its founding, the United States has been a nation made by wars. Through incisive analysis and characteristic wit, Engelhardt ponders whether in this century, its citizenry and government will be unmade by them.

From the dawn of the atomic age, art and popular culture have played an essential role interpreting nuclear issues to the public and investigating the implications of nuclear weapons to the future of human civilization. Political and social forces often seemed paralyzed in thinking beyond the advent...

-- While the Obama administration has dropped the rhetorical tropes of a 'global war on terror,' many of the essential elements of the former administration's strategic goals remain locked in place. These include control of Afghanistan and Iraq, an extension of the status quo in Israel-Palestine,...

-- While the Obama administration has dropped the rhetorical tropes of a 'global war on terror,' many of the essential elements of the former administration's strategic goals remain locked in place. These include control of Afghanistan and Iraq, an extension of the status quo in Israel-Palestine,...

This book is intended to ask— and attempt to answer— tough questions about the National Security State in the US and why the US government has sought to eliminate all notions of privacy The author is a prominent National Security analyst, whose website receives over 7,000 hits per day....