Washington Politics
Forget the Vietnam war 'gap' we have a real credibility chasm today
Leadership has spun, misled, and kept the populace in the dark through many wars during the country's 250-year history. This may be the worst.
July 03, 2026
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Seeing in real time why founders kicked monarchy to the curb
They had flaws but these men had real notions about the use of military power and who should wield it. We should listen.
July 03, 2026
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America does not know its own mind
Internationalists are once more doing battle with America Firsters, cleaving the body politic between two incompatible approaches to global affairs
July 02, 2026
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We became the late 18th Century British. What now?
The US has a lot of vassals — partners and allies who depend on our protection. It's the kind of empire that can diminish when we are no longer useful.
July 01, 2026
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By the sword: America was born intervening
The warnings against entanglements were never a doctrine of restraint. They were a doctrine of focus. Isolationism was selective.
June 30, 2026
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America's birthright is anti-imperialist, not empire
As this nation remains disconnected from its republican path, the presence of non-interventionists in our political life and history are worth remembering
June 29, 2026
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