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American Foreign Policy

The Monroe Doctrine Blog

The Monroe Doctrine

In his lengthy Seventh Annual Address to the US Congress—6354 words—President James Monroe offers an assessment of the state of the United States during the latter stages of his second term in office. The address—written by John Quincy Adams who often shows that he has his father’s DNA by wordiness, infelicity of grammar, and lack of clarity of expression in…
M. Andrew Holowchak
October 6, 2026
The Foreign Policy Wisdom America Ignored from John C. Calhoun Blog

The Foreign Policy Wisdom America Ignored from John C. Calhoun

Few American statesmen traveled a more remarkable foreign policy journey than South Carolina Senator John C. Calhoun (1782-1850). The young War Hawk who promised to conquer Canada in four weeks became the elder statesman warning that conquest would destroy the republic itself. Such a foreign policy transformation would seem foreign to present-day public officials, who are completely enthralled by the…
Jose Nino
January 5, 2026
Jefferson vs. Hamilton, Again Blog

Jefferson vs. Hamilton, Again

During the French Revolutionary War, President George Washington asks Jefferson’s advice on whether the US ought to respect its treaties with the French government, which was a monarchy prior to the revolution and months after the clean divorcement of the head of King Charles XVI from his body. The request is sensible, for the government of France, formerly monocratic, promises…
M. Andrew Holowchak
May 2, 2024