The Education of an Anti-Imperialist: Robert La Follette and U.S. Expansion

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The book explores the transformation of Robert M. La Follette from a conventional Republican supporter of imperialist wars to a prominent anti-imperialist voice. Initially backing the Spanish-American and Philippine-American Wars, La Follette's perspective shifted around 1910 amid the Mexican Revolution, leading him to critique the alliance between Washington and Wall Street. He became a vocal opponent of Woodrow Wilson and U.S. involvement in World War I, viewing financial imperialism and militarism as twin threats with dire implications for the nation and its future.