NYTimes On #thisdayinhistory, George Washington's Farewell Address was published. Similar to President Harding's inaugural address at the beginning of this year, Washington warned about the dangers of foreign entanglements and debt, issues that the President is currently trying to resolve. A new era of republicanism has begun.
thepeopleThis is now over 100 years after Washington's time. We are now a major world power, so why are we limiting our foreign connections? This will only make our country more prone to failure if something goes wrong.