Jason Hirthler

Jason Hirthler is a veteran of the communications industry and author of The Sins of Empire and Imperial Fictions, essay collections from between 2012-2017. He lives in New York City and can be reached at jasonhirthler@gmail.com.  

The American Political Mind is in a Sad State

The Not-So-Small Voice of American Socialism

Tyranny’s Toolkit

Word of the Day: Capitulation

Economic Imperialism and the One Word You Can’t Say

America’s Unceasing Contempt for Venezuela

Rejectionist in Vienna

Obama Administration Calmly Debates Killing More Americans

Obama’s Empty Gesture

Obama, Mandela, King and the Paradox of Progress

The Black Gold Brigade

Istanbul Dispatch

A Neoliberal Field Guide

The Language of Neoliberalism

Dead Reckoning for American Narcissism

Eluding Peace—A Presidential Primer

Hypocrite in Chief

The Banality of Empire

Forward to Fascism?

Syrian Regime Change A-La-Carte

Laissez Unfair

Responsibility to Inflict

The Justice Department v. the Fourth Estate

Divided We Fall: a Tale of Two Economic Realities

Empire of Deceit

Chavez v. Obama: the Final Score

The Dawn of Austerity in America

Iran’s Familiar Destiny

The Empire’s Shill

Imperial Lockstep

City on a Hill, Slum in the Valley

From Gaza to the Hindu Kush

10 Myths About Obama and the Democrats

Political Rhetoric and Resignation