Opposing the crusader state: alternatives to global interventionism

Broken into four sections, this book illustrates the history of American foreign policy and demonstrates the current applicability of a non-interventionist model. For the past century, U.S. foreign policy has rested on the assumption that Americans' interests are best served by active intervention abroad to secure markets for U.S. exports, to combat potential enemies far from American shores, or to engage in democratic nation building. Earlier, however, non-interventionism was widely considered more desirable and more consistent with the principles of the American Revolution. The authors argue for a return to these original American mores.

Imperialism, noninterventionism, and revolution: opponents of the modern American empire / Joseph R. Stromberg -- New deal nemesis: the "old right" Jeffersonians / Sheldon Richman -- On the brink of World War II: Justus Doeneke's Storm on the horizon / Ralph Raico -- The Republican road not taken: the foreign policy vision of Robert A. Taft / Michael T. Hayes -- The prospects for democracy in high-violence societies / James L. Payne -- Does nation building work? / James L. Payne -- Did the United States create democracy in Germany? / James L. Payne -- A matter of small consequence: U.S. foreign policy and the tragedy of East Timor / Jerry K. Sweeney -- Democracy and war / Ted Galen Carpenter -- Democracy and war: reply / R.J. Rummel -- Democracy and war: rejoinder / Ted Galen Carpenter -- Stealing and killing: a property-rights theory of mass murder / Stephen W. Carson -- Commerce, markets, and peace: Richard Cobden's enduring lessons / Edward P. Stringham -- The diffusion of prosperity and peace by globalization / Erich Weede.