Empire for Liberty

An historian examines six public figures—from Benjamin Franklin to Paul Wolfowitz—who used the language of liberty to further American imperialism. How could the United States, a nation founded on the principles of liberty and equality, have produced Abu Ghraib, torture memos, and warrantless wiretaps? In Empire for Liberty , historian Richard Immerman reveals that the quest for empire has guided the nation’s architects from the very beginning—and continues to do so today. Immerman paints nuance