Michael W. Santos, Author at Foreign Policy Journal

About the Author

Michael W. Santos

Michael W. Santos is a professor of history at Lynchburg College, where he teaches American History. He is currently working on two books: "Nukes, Spooks, and Kooks: United States Foreign Policy Since 1945" and "The Elephant and the Mouse: U.S.-Canadian Relations during the Vietnam War". His other works have focused on social and labor history, including the book "Caught in Irons: North Atlantic Fishermen in the Last Days of Sail".

The Perils of Moralism: Understanding the Libyan Intervention in the Context of American Idealism

Posted by Michael W. Santos | Apr 1, 2011 | Africa, Essays, Middle East, US |

During the 2008 presidential campaign, then Illinois Senator Barrack Obama told an audience at a...