Policy Matters
Charlie StevensonCommentary on the disputes over American foreign policy and politics.
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Rigging the 1876 election
While many factors explain the results of the disputed 1876 presidential election, which Rutherford Hayes won by a 185-184 tally in the electoral college, Colorado’s admission to the Union only 99 days before the voting clearly tipped the b...
Pitiful, Helpless Giant
Doesn’t this sound familiar? On April 30, 1970 President Richard Nixon told the American people that it was necessary to invade the neutral nation of Cambodia to destroy enemy troops from North Vietnam operating there. Failure to take this...
One-and-one-half cheers for Congress
Forget for a moment the many things that have driven public approval of Congress to all-time single-digit lows. Forget about the four-month delay in approving funds to operate most of the government. Forget about the multiyear failure to up...
Summer Reading
I’ve read some especially interesting nonfiction books lately that I want to bring to your attention. Last year I listed some good and not so good books. I also called attention to some overlooked historical topics. In a blog I used to writ...
Jefferson Followed the Constitution in the war on the Barbary Pirates
One of the arguments by lawmakers supporting the Iran war is that America has done this sort of thing before – decisive presidential action with nothing required by Congress. I heard Senator Sheehy of Montana make this point at the Council...
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Teaches process for American foreign policy and role of Congress at Johns Hopkins SAIS. Author of books on America's foreign policy toolkit, history of U.S. civil-military relations, and how Congress uses its war powers.
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