Today in History: President Washington Issues Neutrality Proclamation
Today in history – on April, 22 1793 – President George Washington issued the Neutrality Proclamation, a statement that the United States would remain neutral in the ongoing conflict between France and Britain. However, a firestorm of controversy erupted...
Ukraine War Shows How far U.S. has strayed from George Washington’s Foreign Policy
Its involvement in the war between Ukraine and Russia reveals just how far the United States have strayed from the foreign policy articulated by Pres. George Washington. During Washington’s presidency, conflict in Europe broke out following the French...
Points to Ponder on the Constitution and Foreign Policy
Some points to ponder on the Constitution: 1. When the Constitution called the federal government into existence, the federal government was not vested with omnipotent powers. Instead, the federal government’s powers were limited to those that were enumerated in the...