Tom Engelhardt, co-founder of the American Empire Project, runs the Nation Institute's TomDispatch.com. His latest book is the The United States of Fear (Haymarket Books). Previous books include The End of Victory Culture: a History of the Cold War and Beyond, The American Way of War: How Bush's Wars Became Obama's, as well as of a novel, The Last Days of Publishing. His most recent book is  (Haymarket Books.)  To stay on top of important articles like these, sign up to receive the latest updates from TomDispatch.com here.