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These 127 essays, although organized under seven headings, have one
underlying theme: opposition to the warfare state that robs us of our liberty,
our money, and in some cases our life. Conservatives who decry the welfare state
while supporting the warfare state are terribly inconsistent. The two are
inseparable. Libertarians who are opposed to war on principle, but support the
state’s bogus “war on terrorism,” even as they remain silent about the
U.S. global empire, are likewise contradictory.
Although many of these essays reference contemporary events, the principles
discussed in all of them are timeless: war, militarism, empire, interventionism,
and the warfare state.
In chapter 1, “War and Peace,” the evils of war and warmongers and the
benefits of peace are examined. In chapter 2, “The Military,” the evils of
standing armies and militarism are discussed, including a critical look at the
U.S. military. In chapter 3, “The War in Iraq,” the wickedness of the Iraq
War is exposed. In chapter 4, “World War II,” the “good war” is shown to
be not so good after all. In chapter 5, “Other Wars,” the evils of war and
the warfare state are chronicled in specific wars: the Crimean War (1854–1856),
the Russo-Japanese War (1904–1905), World War I (1914–1918), the Persian
Gulf War (1990–1991), and the war in Afghanistan (2001–). In chapter 6, “The
U.S. Global Empire,” the beginnings, growth, extent, nature, and consequences
of the U.S. empire of bases and troops are revealed and critiqued. In chapter 7,
“U.S. Foreign Policy,” the belligerence, recklessness, and follies of U.S.
foreign policy are laid bare.
See
here for information on the companion volume to this book: War,
Christianity, and the State
See
here for a review of both books in The New American
