Defend the hemisphere. Build the nation.
The Monroe Society publishes, writes policy and organizes citizens around one idea: America’s interests come first. We are nationalist, protectionist and done with wars that weaken us.
A foreign policy with priorities.
The question is never just whether to use American power. It is where, why and to what end. Here is how we answered three live questions.
Removing Maduro
Maduro ran a narco-state in our hemisphere that hosted America's rivals and pushed drugs and migrants toward our border. Removing him was limited, decisive and inside our sphere. It made America stronger.
War in Iran
A war far from our hemisphere with no clear end. It burns through munitions and money, pulls ships away from the Pacific and the Americas, and leaves China and Russia better off.
NATO
We support the alliance as long as allies pay their share, it follows American strategy, and it adds to American power instead of costing it.
Every president, graded on the Ten Articles.
Forty-five presidents and today’s leading politicians, scored on nine criteria and plotted on four political axes. In 2027 and 2028, every candidate gets the same treatment.
- AAbraham Lincoln4.02
- ATheodore Roosevelt3.98
- A-George Washington3.82
- A-Franklin D. Roosevelt3.82
- A-James Monroe3.70
- A-Dwight D. Eisenhower3.69
In 1823 a young country drew a line. We intend to hold it.
Monroe’s message made two promises. Europe would stay out of the Americas, and America would stay out of Europe’s wars. Guard the home hemisphere, avoid distant quarrels, and say so plainly. That is still the best starting point for American strategy.
“The American continents … are henceforth not to be considered as subjects for future colonization by any European powers.”
- 1823The DoctrineMonroe tells Europe the Americas are closed to new colonization.
- 1845Polk restates itPolk applies the principle to North America in his first annual message.
- 1867France leaves MexicoUnder American pressure, French troops withdraw and Maximilian's empire falls.
- 1904Roosevelt CorollaryTheodore Roosevelt adds that America will act to keep European powers out.
- 1962Cuban Missile CrisisKennedy forces Soviet nuclear missiles out of Cuba.
- 1989PanamaThe first President Bush removes Manuel Noriega.
- 2026VenezuelaNicolás Maduro is removed from power and brought to justice.
A country that can’t make things can’t defend itself.
America lost about four in ten factory jobs between 1979 and 2010, and today builds a rounding error of the world’s ships. These are the numbers behind Articles VI and VII.
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| Year | Annual average employment, millions |
|---|---|
| 1970 | 17.8M |
| 1979 | 19.4M |
| 1990 | 17.7M |
| 2000 | 17.3M |
| 2007 | 13.9M |
| 2010 | 11.5M |
| 2019 | 12.8M |
| 2024 | 12.9M |
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| Approximate share of global commercial shipbuilding by tonnage, 2023 | |
|---|---|
| China | 51% |
| South Korea | 28% |
| Japan | 15% |
| Rest of world | 6% |
| United States | 0.1% |
The Ten Articles
Nationalist and protectionist. Populist on the economy, confident about who we are, realist abroad, and grounded in compassion, competence and a respect for achievement.
The presidents we claim
Monroe’s doctrine, Polk’s strategy, both Roosevelts, Lincoln’s union, Kennedy’s resolve. We take the best of each and are honest about the rest.
News, opinion and policy
Our plan through two campaign cycles.
The Founding
The Ten Articles are published, the journal begins, and applications open.
The Off-Year
First cohort admitted. Private forum and members’ Discord open. First policy series.
The Campaign
Candidates scored against the Ten Articles. First endorsements. State chapters organize.
The Institution
A lasting home for American nationalism in ideas, in policy and at the ballot box.
If these principles are yours, so is this Society.
Founders shape the first endorsements and help build the chapters, the forum and the Society’s voice. Applying takes about two minutes and costs nothing.
Short, occasional emails: news, arguments and what the Society is doing.