In a new book, historian H. W. Brands tells the story of American isolationism by exploring this major divide - Americans who were torn between an inevitable entry into World War II and those who ...

The Gettysburg Address it wasn’t. Seventy-seven years ago, on June 5, 1947, Secretary of State George C. Marshall, who had been a five-star general in World War II, gave a commencement speech at ...

But the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, in 1941, shattered the isolationist consensus. The United States’ entry into World War II marked a historical inflection point, clearing the way for the nation ...

Generations after its heyday, isolationism is alive and kicking up controversy For a time, the phrase "America First" seemed an artifact of the prewar world. But the idea that the U.S. would do ...

How the US abandoned isolationism and helped save the post-war world The Marshall Plan helped to create a liberal international order, based on the rule of law, that lasted for decades.

Polls show that rank-and-file Republicans are as divided as the candidates. That raises concerns that if an isolationist Republican wins next year, it could mark a turning point for the US-dominated ...