Parallax Views w/ J.G. Michael
Society & Culture
On this edition of Parallax Views, the acclaimed New York Times journalist Neil Sheehan passed away on January 7th, 2021. Sheehan is particularly known for his reporting on the Vietnam War, his bestseller A Bright Shining Lie: John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam, and his involvement in the story of whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg and the Pentagon Papers. Although highly regarded by most, Jim DiEugenio of Kennedys and King offered criticisms of Sheehan's journalistic oeuvre in his piece "Neil Sheehan: In Retrospect". Jim joins us on this edition of the program to offer a parallax view on the work of Neil Sheehan and his contemporary David Halberstam, author of The Best and the Brightest, as it relates to their work on the Vietnam war. DiEugenio argues in his heavily footnoted piece that, contrary to recognizing the Vietnam War as a folly, Sheenan offers a "Lost Cause" theory of the conflict that has since been taken up by journalists today like Max Boot (author of The Road Not Taken: Edward Lansdale and the Tragedy in Vietnam) and others. Additionally, DiEugenio makes thoughtful critiques of Sheehan in relation to the story of the Pentagon Papers and Sheehan's spat with attorney Mark Lane over Vietnam atrocity. This is a fascinating conversation that also manages to delve into foreign policy during the administration of President John F. Kennedy and a rundown of the story behind the Pentagon Papers. Additionally, Jim offers his thoughts on the Capitol riots of January 6th, 2021. All that and more on this edition of Parallax Views!
Wall Street Journal‘s Saudi Shilling + Foreign Policy Chat w/ Jim Lobe/The $778 Billion Pentagon Budget w/ Stephen Semler
To Govern the Globe: World Orders and Catastrophic Change w/ Alfred W. McCoy
The Big Cheat: How Donald Trump Fleeced America and Enriched Himself and His Family w/ David Cay Johnston
FDR, Pearl Harbor, the McCollum Memo, and the Road to WWII Pt. 2 w/ Douglas P. Horne
FDR, Pearl Harbor, the McCollum Memo, and the Road to WWII Pt. 1 w/ Douglas P. Horne
U.S.-Iran Nuclear Deal Negotiations in Vienna w/ Ryan Costello
Anti-Boycott Laws Threaten Free Speech + U.S. Arms Enable Saudi Assault on Yemen (w/ Alan Leveritt; William Hartung)
Vigilantism, Big Pharma, & the Opioid Epidemic Collide in PAINKILLER w/ Mark Savage and Bill Oberst, Jr.
Dark Money Network Pushing Pro-Saudi/UAE Policies w/ Eli Clifton
IMPROMPTU GHISLAINE MAXWELL TRIAL BRIEF w/ Marlon Ettinger
Revisiting the Siege at Ruby Ridge w/ Freddie DeBoer & C. Derick Varn
Climate Change, Nation-States, and The Greatest National Security Threat w/ Anatol Lieven
U.S. MidEast Policy Was Never About Democracy w/ Juan Cole/A ‘Play‘ Cold War? w/ Mike Swanson
The History of U.S. Resistance to War Profiteering w/ Hunter DeRensis
Vulture Capitalism & The Hijacking of America‘s Pandemic Response w/ Nina Burleigh
Supply Chain Crisis & Global Capitalism w/ William I. Robinson/Pegasus Spyware Used to Target Palestinian Activists w/ Kevin Gosztola
The War in Afghanistan is Not Over w/ Kyle Anzalone
Marvel‘s The Eternals & the History of Hollywood‘s Pentagon Ties w/ David Saveliev
The 2nd Cold War and Shifting Alliances in the Emerging Multipolar World w/ Ted Snider
Denying to the Grave: Why We Ignore the Science That Will Save Us w/ Sara and Jack Gorman
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