{"product_id":"washington-is-burning-corruption-and-lies-in-the-age-of-trump-andrew-cockburn-hardcover","title":"Washington Is Burning: Corruption and Lies in the Age of Trump -- Andrew Cockburn, Hardcover","description":"\u003cb\u003eA devastating account of contemporary American military folly, political dysfunction, and corruption by the Washington editor of \u003ci\u003eHarper's Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDuring the war of 1812 British Admiral George Cockburn fought his way to Washington, DC and torched the White House, the Capitol, and much of official Washington. Cockburn became the most hated man in America, vilified in the press as the \"great bandit.\" Here, his descendant Andrew Cockburn--longtime Washington editor of \u003ci\u003eHarper's Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e--sets fire to our pieties about contemporary Washington, focusing on the spectacular folly, greed, and corruption that define American politics. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCockburn charts the hidden hands that really control the US government, including the bureaucrats and courtiers who keep things the way they like them, easily repelling feeble attempts by reformers to change Washington. He is withering on the American military bureaucracy and defense industry that is constantly calling for increased budgets and spending. After wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, today the Pentagon has sought fresh rewards in inflating the threat from China, deploying time-tested techniques to boost the budget including the invocation of supposedly superior enemy weapons development. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs Cockburn writes, the American empire is either at the start of a new age or tumbling into final decline. With Trump returned to the White House, \u003ci\u003eWashington Is Burning\u003c\/i\u003e is must-read account of how Washington really works.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Andrew Cockburn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Verso\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/17\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781836741770\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndrew Cockburn \u003c\/b\u003eis the Washington Editor of \u003ci\u003eHarper's Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e. He is a regular opinion contributor to the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e and has written for, among others, the\u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNational Geographic \u003c\/i\u003eand 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","brand":"Andrew Cockburn","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67957733097700,"sku":"9781836741770","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9587\/8628\/files\/9781836741770.jpg?v=1793087495","url":"https:\/\/bookandmortar.com\/products\/washington-is-burning-corruption-and-lies-in-the-age-of-trump-andrew-cockburn-hardcover","provider":"BookandMortar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}