Liberal Imperialism: Empire Under a Democratic President
On the Eve of the March 2008 Ohio Primaries (republished)
First published on the “Democracy and Culture” blog connected to the Moritz College of Law at Ohio Stat on March 3, 2008, right before the Ohio Democratic primary featuring the candidates Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. Republishing here, with minor edits, less than a month before Obama’s VP, Joe Biden, takes office. While the place of the U.S. in the world is quite different than it was twelve years ago, Biden’s support for fairly mainstream foreign policy positions signals…