The surprising history of the Monroe Doctrine

In 1823, President James Monroe called for European powers to stay out of the Americas – a stance that for generations led to ...

How the Monroe Doctrine factors into U.S. arrest of Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro

It was America’s fifth president who formulated a foreign policy approach that has shaped American strategy for two centuries ...

Why the Monroe Doctrine, meant for Europe, still echoes in Venezuela — and once in India

The Monroe Doctrine was meant to keep European empires out of the Americas. But it has, scholars argue, become a flexible ...
Mises InstituteOpinion

Calhoun’s Doctrine of the Concurrent Majority

Sensing the dangers of tyranny by the majority, John C. Calhoun developed the doctrine of the concurrent majority which ...
Poynter

The repeal of the fairness doctrine accelerated the polarization of US media

This article is part of The Poynter 50, a series reflecting on 50 moments and people that shaped journalism over the past half-century — and continue to influence its future. As Poynter celebrates its ...
America Magazine

Explainer: Could Pope Francis revoke the 15th-century ‘Doctrine of Discovery’ used to justify colonizing Indigenous peoples?

Sarain Fox, right, and Chelsea Brunelle of the Batchewana First Nation demonstrate outside the mass presided over by Pope Francis at the National Shrine of Saint Anne de Beaupre, Thursday, July 28, ...