{"product_id":"washington-is-burning-corruption-and-lies-in-the-age-of-trump-hardcover","title":"Washington Is Burning: Corruption and Lies in the Age of Trump - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAndrew Cockburn\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA DEVASTATING ACCOUNT OF AMERICAN MILITARY FOLLY AND POLITICAL DYSFUNCTION BY THE WASHINGTON EDITOR OF \u003ci\u003eHARPER'S MAGAZINE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Is Burning \u003c\/i\u003ereveals the inner workings of Trump's Washington -- a grotesque carnival of corruption. Andrew Cockburn sets fire to US pieties, focusing on the spectacular greed at the heart of the nation's political system. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGraft and self-interest have long typified both Democratic and Republican administrations. Cockburn charts the connections between the American military bureaucracy and the defense industry, which have created a senseless drive for ever-greater spending on arms. After the failed adventures of Afghanistan and Iraq, the Pentagon now seeks fresh rewards through inflating the threat from China and Iran, deploying time-tested techniques to boost the budget, including the invocation of supposedly superior enemy weapons development. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe American empire has reached a watershed. With Trump back in the White House, \u003ci\u003eWashington Is Burning \u003c\/i\u003eis a must-read account of unedifying practices in the US capital.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eANDREW COCKBURN \u003c\/b\u003eis the Washington Editor of \u003ci\u003eHarper's Magazine. \u003c\/i\u003eHe is a regular opinion contribu­tor to the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times \u003c\/i\u003eand has written for, among others, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times, National Geographic\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eLondon Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eSpoils of War\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eKill Chain\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eRumsfeld: His Rise, Fall, and Catastrophic Legacy\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.11 x 9.3 x 5.99 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 17, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53756910043469,"sku":"9781836741770","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0927\/3304\/7117\/files\/ReQBiAWmHF9781836741770.webp?v=1776754835","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.us\/products\/washington-is-burning-corruption-and-lies-in-the-age-of-trump-hardcover","provider":"belfastbooks.us","version":"1.0","type":"link"}