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Reflects on the connections between the American War of Independence and the revolution that erupted in France following threats by the great monarchies surrounding it in the late 18th century. Emphasis given by historians to the divergence between the two revolutions; Relationship of the leaders of the two nations; Comparison of the U.S. Bill of Rights with the French Declaration of the Rights of Man; Emergence of individualism during the two revolutions; Support extended by the countries to each other.

Comments on the emergence of a renewed interest in the works of author Randolpf Bourne, who died at the age of 32. Personal background; Education and training in writing; Contemporaries during the early 20th century; Works published including a collection of essays; Writers that have cited Bourne's life and works in their work; Bourne's position in a variety of relevant social issues including war, nuclear arms building; Work as a contributor to the periodical "The New Republican"; Circumstances leading to Bourne's death.

Focuses on political-military lessons learned from several unsuccessful wars fought over the past thirty-five years. Reference to the book "War Since 1945," by Lord Carver, covering British and French colonial conflicts and conventional clashes including India's and Arab-Israeli wars; Willingness of U.S. citizens either to conduct the swift and decisive military actions which Great Britain and Israel have undertaken in the past two months, or to sustain the kind of protracted engagements which kept the British for so long in Cyprus and still keep them in Northern Ireland; Account of obsession of the U.S. with nuclear weapons and with the Soviet Union.

Focuses on the political career of U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Role of Roosevelt in the economic development of the U.S.; Approach of Roosevelt in World War II, 1939-1945; Use of Radio by Roosevelt to expand democracy in the U.S.; Collapse of an organized industrial and political community in Europe; Comments on the Marshall Plan and the Truman Doctrine.

Focuses on the treaty published by former U.S. Secretary of State Frank B. Kellogg, which proposed to outlaw war. Statement made by French Foreign Minister Aristide Briand, explaining that the notion of outlawing war was the U.S. expression; Reference of the book "English History: 1914-1945," by A.J.P. Taylor; Proposal made by Briand to Kellogg for a bilateral treaty between France and the U.S., by which the two countries would renounce the use of war against each other; Suggestion made by the European powers that a treaty between France and the U.S. was in conflict with their obligations under the League of Nations.

Presents information on the impact of the war against Adolf Hitler, Nazi dictator of Germany, on Europe. Information that in Greece, the liberation has been followed by a murderous civil war; Note on the sense of vengefulness, bitterness, callousness, and distrust prevailing over the whole of Europe; Opinion that the U.S. needs to unite the nations it seeks to protect; View that the West should avoid using foreign policy to foment the conditions of civil war; Report that Nationalism is the strongest political idea in the modern world.

Compares the loss of the French military in the battle of Dien Bien Phu in Vietnam with the retreat of the American armed forces from South Vietnam in 1975. Discussion of the lessons learned by the French from the conflict; Mistakes that both countries committed that caused their withdrawal from Vietnam; Comments on the European empires.

Focuses on the policy of French government towards United States and her allies, with respect to the invasion of Afghanistan by the Soviet Union. Criticism of the French policy to stay neutral on the invasion issue; Assessment of the historical character of France that reflects falsehood in its reputation as strong power in Western Europe; Argument that France has waged more wars of brutal conquest than any other nation in the West; Opinion that France's allies have to understand that French nationalism is not a reasonable force as it is in most other nations.