Having helped launch a third-party movement 20 years ago, the retired congressman wants to keep the effort from becoming associated with isolationism. If he or another internationalist enters the Reform Party race, the third party may get its own debate over America's role. This century began with the likes of Theodore Roosevelt and William Jennings Bryan debating America's place in the world. It now closes with presidential candidates reconsidering America's proper role. That debate is worth having, even if it sounds redundant.
Presidential races are about more than the home front.
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