Free and Independent: The Foreign Policy of Washington and Jefferson
By: Michael Boldin Anxious to preserve their hard-won independence, Presidents George Washington and Thomas Jefferson championed a foreign policy centered on avoiding “entangling alliances.” They envisioned America pursuing peace, ...
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Deciphering the Commander-in-Chief Clause
By: TJ Martinell The Constitution designates the president as the commander in chief of the “Army and Navy of the United States, and of the Militia of the several States, ...
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George Washington’s First Final Farewell
By: Joe Wolverton, II A generation after George Washington’s Christmastime farewell to his troops and to the Congress who commissioned him in 1775, Clement Clarke Moore penned the iconic poem he ...
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Embracing what the Founders Sought to Destroy
By: Michael Boldin The Founding generation fought a long, bloody war to free themselves from an empire – the largest government in history at the time. Today, they’re probably rolling in ...
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Principle over Party: We Were Warned About “Factions”
By: Michael Boldin “I would quarrel with both parties, and with every individual of each,” John Adams wrote in 1763, “before I would subjugate my understanding, or prostitute my tongue ...
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George Washington’s Farewell: Cultivate Peace, Cherish Public Credit
By: Michael Boldin In his Farewell Address, George Washington said we should “cultivate peace” to avoid the dangers of massive national debt
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The Towering Statesmanship of George Washington
by Matthew J. Franck George Washington resigned his commission as the commander in chief of the Continental Army in a public appearance before the Confederation Congress (then sitting in Annapolis) ...
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