How Democrats can get a clue on foreign policy

Listen to Bernie Sanders

Sen. Bernie Sanders.
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How should America behave in the world? That question continues to confound the Democratic Party. Months into the Trump administration's increasingly unhinged confrontations with North Korea, party grandees have little to offer but tepid criticism — while voting overwhelmingly for large increases in military appropriations.

But there are signs that some in the party at least are beginning to get a clue. In a major speech at Westminster College, Bernie Sanders outlined a vision of foreign policy that would address the failures of recent history while providing a path for America to use its power honorably.

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Ryan Cooper

Ryan Cooper is a national correspondent at TheWeek.com. His work has appeared in the Washington Monthly, The New Republic, and the Washington Post.