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Mar 2, 2017 1:21 PM CST

Isolationism Is Dangerous, Warns Bush

It may help create US enemies, he says

(Newser) - Former President George W. Bush on Wednesday warned against an "isolationist tendency" in the US that he called dangerous to national security, at a time when President Trump has faced questions about his administration's commitment to the country's international partnerships, reports the AP . The 43rd president was...

Washington Loves War

Joe Scarborough

Jun 28, 2011 1:24 PM CDT

Washington Loves War

Conservatives can stand up against that without being 'isolationists': Scarborough

(Newser) - There are some ugly truths about Washington that persist no matter which party is in power: Spending always increases, Wall Street donors always get taken care of, and, maybe most troublesome, “the city’s political gears are always greased for war,” writes Joe Scarborough for Politico . Obama has...

McCain Blasts
'Isolationism'
of GOP Field

Jun 18, 2011 4:35 PM CDT

McCain Blasts 'Isolationism' of GOP Field

Candidates are abandoning principles of Reagan, he says

(Newser) - John McCain does not like what he's hearing from the Republican candidates about getting out of Afghanistan and Libya. "This is isolationism," he tells Christiane Amanpour in an interview taped for tomorrow's This Week. (Politico's Mike Allen provides excerpts at his Playbook .) "There'...

Islamophobia Is the
New McCarthyism

OPINION

Sep 13, 2010 12:21 PM CDT

Islamophobia Is the New McCarthyism

We're going after the 'enemy within'

(Newser) - With anti-Muslim sentiment and racist fears about President Obama at an all-time high, America is experiencing “the worst spasm of paranoia and bigotry of the post-Cold War age,” Peter Beinart writes in the Daily Beast . And we can look to the “red scares” of the last century...

Suddenly,
Ron Paul
Feels the Love

crank no more

Nov 30, 2009 12:00 PM CST

Suddenly, Ron Paul Feels the Love

Libertarian's anti-Fed campaign draws mainstream support

(Newser) - Ron Paul is suddenly the belle of the ball on Capitol Hill, with legislators from around the political spectrum backing his decades-old crusade against the Federal Reserve. Paul’s been pushing an amendment to audit the Fed since the early '80s, but this time it attracted a whopping 313 co-sponsors....

6 Steps to Rebuild US Prestige

OPINION

Sep 2, 2008 7:19 AM CDT

6 Steps to Rebuild US Prestige

Bush's successor should make changes, but only some

(Newser) - As the Bush era comes to a close, many outside the United States are hoping that a new president will revive America's standing in the world. For Bronwen Maddox, America needs to do a better job winning support abroad, but not at the expense of its central values. "There...

Mideast Peace Initiatives
Dodge US Disapproval

Opinion

Jun 3, 2008 10:00 AM CDT

Mideast Peace Initiatives Dodge US Disapproval

America on the bench as region works itself out

(Newser) - Middle East nations are moving to resolve their conflicts without, and often in defiance of, Washington, write Hussein Agha and Robert Malley in the New York Times. Israel is in peace talks with both Hamas and Syria, and Lebanon has reached political reconciliation after a near civil war. All three...

Bush Vows Free Trade Push

Oct 12, 2007 6:20 AM CDT

Bush Vows Free Trade Push

Slams executive compensation as 'unfair'

(Newser) - President Bush believes many Americans have lost confidence that they can compete in the world economy and he plans to champion his free trade agenda in the final months of his presidency, he told the Wall Street Journal. Bush also criticized excessive executive compensation, saying some salaries "send a...