Only Donald Trump would attempt to rescue the phrase “America First” from its slightly discreditable heritage. Unfortunately, his sales job has been incomplete and unconvincing. Now someone needs to rescue the same phrase from his crabbed, negative meaning.
The dominant foreign policy vision animating left and right in recent years has been promiscuous intervention. While elites disagreed on tactics and targets, both major political parties shared a belief that Washington should micro-manage the world. God knows when a single sparrow falls to earth, declared Jesus, and so does Uncle Sam. U.S. presidents are apt to act if a company loses money, …read more
Source: The Huffington Post
