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Barack and Michelle Obama
Washington Politics

Obama has a lot to say about everything but his foreign policy

The 44th president has yet to publish his second volume of memoirs, which could shed light on his questionable decisions relating to Afghanistan, Syria, and more

Lindsey Graham, last great Cold War warrior, dead at 71
Washington Politics

Lindsey Graham, last great Cold War warrior, dead at 71

The senator was an inspiration to those who believed military power was essential to making the world 'right.' Others thought he lost his 'America First' perspective in Ukraine and Israel.

Battle of Bunker Hill
Washington Politics

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.

Battle of Lake Okeechobee 1847
Washington Politics

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.

expansionist America
Washington Politics

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

Bay of Pigs
Latin America

65 yrs after first one, Trump's 'Bay of Pigs' may take many forms

'There were sobering lessons,' JFK said after the failed invasion of Cuba in 1961. There is still time for the current president to learn them.