Chris Hedges’ recent speech at Princeton is not simply a commentary on the wars in Gaza, Lebanon, and Iran — it is a sweeping indictment of a global order collapsing into what he calls “technologically advanced barbarism.” Drawing on decades of reporting, historical analysis, and moral philosophy, Hedges argues that the atrocities unfolding today are not isolated events but the opening chapter of a far darker era. Hedges begins with a blunt thesis: “The genocide in Gaza is the beginning.” The mass displacement of millions, the saturation bombing of civilian populations, and the open defiance of international law signal the death of the post‑World War II framework that once claimed to restrain state violence. The repression of student protesters, the blacklisting of dissenting academics, and proposals to revoke broadcasting licenses for critics of U.S. foreign policy are, Hedges argues, the domestic echo of the violence abroad.
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Published at: 2026-04-04 22:00:00
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