John J. Tierney (Jack)

The following list is “subjective” (what else?) and can be challenged on several points.  The “criteria” was based upon the support/advance of American values, geopolitics, longevity, the impact upon the political globe and, finally, the degree of cohesion and unity that it had upon the electorate. Generally, the list

Questions like this are full of innuendos that complicate the issue. Such as: what of the Falklands War (1982), Argentina’s “Dirty War” (1976-1983), or the 1969 “Soccer War” between El Salvador and Honduras? Certainly, the Western Hemisphere (WH) has never been free of warfare, much less violence, as any

Norms The central norms of American foreign policy—self-government, sovereignty and national identity, collective self-defense, rule of law— became so generally accepted over time that few individuals paused long enough to reflect upon the depth of their commitments. The extent that Americans came to regard their political values as articles

“Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take, but as for me, give me liberty or give me death.” –Patrick Henry, 1775 Fires President Biden’s Inaugural

Introduction The German word weltanschauung reflects a comprehensive and purposeful notion of how a country views its role in the world,  its  particular  global perspective,  and  how  its conceptual and operational interpretations correspond to that definition. Weltanschauung stems from strategic and political culture, geographic location, and other manifestations of state

... democracy is a method of government dependent upon liberty, not the other way around. Of the thousands of testimonies to the “American Dream,” probably none is better than the one made by Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) during the 2016 race for the presidency. The Republicans had just completed their marathon