Historian Richard Brookhiser is a senior editor of National Review and a senior fellow at the National Review Institute.
Give Me Liberty: The Making of American Exceptionalism
Historian Richard Brookhiser joins constitutional scholar Luke Thompson to examine thirteen historical documents and recount their role in the development of liberty.
Episode 7: Movements in This Hemisphere
Rick and Jay Nordlinger narrate the background of the Monroe Doctrine’s bold stance for the preservation of freedom in foreign policy.
In the early 1800s, there was a struggle for liberty across the world. In his annual message delivered to Congress, later known as the Monroe Doctrine, James Monroe delivered perhaps one of the best known declarations of foreign policy towards Europeans nations. Rick and special guest Jay Nordlinger narrate the background of Monroe's observation of liberty abroad and his bold stance for the preservation of freedom when dealing with foreign nations.
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