The Death of America First: Hawks Hijack a Nonintervention Ethos
The piece argues that the original anti-interventionist meaning of 'America First' has been co-opted by hawks pushing regime change and more aggressive U.S. interventions, with figures like Bolton and Rubio reshaping the doctrine; while Trump claims ownership of the phrase, many allies and insiders have embraced a pro-war agenda, suggesting the traditional noninterventionist spirit may be fading and calling for a new foreign-policy ethos.
