Author Archives: Michael Wehle

Nancy Fraser, London Review of Books: Habermas first lit my path as a critical theorist. I remain deeply grateful for that. But over the years the light he cast flickered and waned – until, with his stance on Gaza, it … Continue reading →

Gold and Geopolitics: The logic, insofar as there is any, goes like this: the war has crashed the global oil market so hard that the administration needs the enemy’s oil to keep gasoline prices from eating the midterms. They are … Continue reading →

The Short Course [History of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union] was truly a history of the party as Stalin saw it and wanted it to be seen. The end product of Stalin’s efforts was a biased, distorted and … Continue reading →

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SF Gate: Makes me feel young again! Reminds me of 2002-2003 and the fear of Iraqi drones from those stealthy Iraqi drone aircraft carriers off the US East Coast. My Philadelphia relatives were honestly worried then. Americans are amazing people.