Jason A Edwards
Biographic Data
| ID | 3620604 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jason A Edwards |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jason A |
| FAMILY NAME | Edwards |
| SIGNATURE | EDWARDS J A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Bridgewater State University, Bridgewater, MA, USA, |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 5 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 7 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Exceptional “We” or Exceptional “Me”? Donald Trump, American Exceptionalism, and the Remaking of the Modern Jeremiad
This article examines how Donald Trump remade the modern jeremiad during his 2016 presidential campaign. We argue that Trump differed from recent oppositional candidates for the presidency in his invocation of American exceptionalism. Our findings show that unlike his predecessors: (1) Trump's use of the jeremiad was constrained by his limited conception of American exceptionalism; (2) Trump routinely portrayed the country as no longer exceptiona…
Make America Great Again
In this article, I explore presidential candidate Trump’s rhetoric concerning America’s role in the world. I argue Trump’s rhetoric broke with the post-World War II consensus of maintaining and extending U.S. globalism. I further assert that Trump modified America’s exceptionalist arguments that served as rhetorical support for this consensus. Trump’s rhetoric suggested the United States’ current path in foreign policy was in a state of chaos tha…
An Exceptional Debate
The article reviews several books including “The Limits of Power: The End of American Exceptionalism,” by Andrew Bacevich, “The Myth of American Exceptionalism,” by Geoffrey Hodgson, and “The New American Exceptionalism,” by Donald E. Pease
Debating America's Role in the World
This essay examines Texas representative Ron Paul's foreign policy discourse during the 2008 presidential campaign. The author argues that Paul encased his opposition to America's foreign policy within a secular jeremiad. Although Paul failed to win any of the Republican primaries, his opposition to America's involvement with Iraq and other parts of the globe is a microcosm of a larger debate occurring among U.S. foreign policy elites on the exte…
Truman's Whistle-Stop Campaign - By Steven R. Goldzwig
Sanctioning Foreign Policy
This article examines how contemporary presidents invoke the memory of President Harry Truman within their foreign policy discourse. Specifically, it is argued that Truman has become an authorizing figure—a person of historical importance that rhetors invoke and interpret in justifying their own policies and principles. Presidents Reagan, Clinton, and Bush cited and interpreted Truman's words and deeds in various ways to serve different foreign p…
Bill Clinton’s “new partnership” anecdote
This essay explores the composition of United States post-Cold War foreign policy rhetoric under President Bill Clinton. We contend that Bill Clinton offered a coherent and comprehensive foreign policy narrative for the direction of U.S. foreign policy discourse in the post-Cold War world. Specifically, we analyze the “new partnership” narrative that Clinton articulated in his 1998 trip to Africa as a representative anecdote for the larger body o…
Sanctioning Foreign Policy
This article examines how contemporary presidents invoke the memory of President Harry Truman within their foreign policy discourse. Specifically, it is argued that Truman has become an authorizing figure—a person of historical importance that rhetors invoke and interpret in justifying their own policies and principles. Presidents Reagan, Clinton, and Bush cited and interpreted Truman's words and deeds in various ways to serve different foreign p…
Bill Clinton’s “new partnership” anecdote
This essay explores the composition of United States post-Cold War foreign policy rhetoric under President Bill Clinton. We contend that Bill Clinton offered a coherent and comprehensive foreign policy narrative for the direction of U.S. foreign policy discourse in the post-Cold War world. Specifically, we analyze the “new partnership” narrative that Clinton articulated in his 1998 trip to Africa as a representative anecdote for the larger body o…
Exceptional “We” or Exceptional “Me”? Donald Trump, American Exceptionalism, and the Remaking of the Modern Jeremiad
This article examines how Donald Trump remade the modern jeremiad during his 2016 presidential campaign. We argue that Trump differed from recent oppositional candidates for the presidency in his invocation of American exceptionalism. Our findings show that unlike his predecessors: (1) Trump's use of the jeremiad was constrained by his limited conception of American exceptionalism; (2) Trump routinely portrayed the country as no longer exceptiona…
Bill Clinton’s “new partnership” anecdote
This essay explores the composition of United States post-Cold War foreign policy rhetoric under President Bill Clinton. We contend that Bill Clinton offered a coherent and comprehensive foreign policy narrative for the direction of U.S. foreign policy discourse in the post-Cold War world. Specifically, we analyze the “new partnership” narrative that Clinton articulated in his 1998 trip to Africa as a representative anecdote for the larger body o…
Sanctioning Foreign Policy
This article examines how contemporary presidents invoke the memory of President Harry Truman within their foreign policy discourse. Specifically, it is argued that Truman has become an authorizing figure—a person of historical importance that rhetors invoke and interpret in justifying their own policies and principles. Presidents Reagan, Clinton, and Bush cited and interpreted Truman's words and deeds in various ways to serve different foreign p…
Truman's Whistle-Stop Campaign - By Steven R. Goldzwig
Debating America's Role in the World
This essay examines Texas representative Ron Paul's foreign policy discourse during the 2008 presidential campaign. The author argues that Paul encased his opposition to America's foreign policy within a secular jeremiad. Although Paul failed to win any of the Republican primaries, his opposition to America's involvement with Iraq and other parts of the globe is a microcosm of a larger debate occurring among U.S. foreign policy elites on the exte…
An Exceptional Debate
The article reviews several books including “The Limits of Power: The End of American Exceptionalism,” by Andrew Bacevich, “The Myth of American Exceptionalism,” by Geoffrey Hodgson, and “The New American Exceptionalism,” by Donald E. Pease
Make America Great Again
In this article, I explore presidential candidate Trump’s rhetoric concerning America’s role in the world. I argue Trump’s rhetoric broke with the post-World War II consensus of maintaining and extending U.S. globalism. I further assert that Trump modified America’s exceptionalist arguments that served as rhetorical support for this consensus. Trump’s rhetoric suggested the United States’ current path in foreign policy was in a state of chaos tha…
Exceptional “We” or Exceptional “Me”? Donald Trump, American Exceptionalism, and the Remaking of the Modern Jeremiad
This article examines how Donald Trump remade the modern jeremiad during his 2016 presidential campaign. We argue that Trump differed from recent oppositional candidates for the presidency in his invocation of American exceptionalism. Our findings show that unlike his predecessors: (1) Trump's use of the jeremiad was constrained by his limited conception of American exceptionalism; (2) Trump routinely portrayed the country as no longer exceptiona…
Political science (7 works) · Politics (7 works) · Law (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Law (5 works) · Presidential system (5 works) · Foreign policy (4 works) · Rhetoric (4 works) · American exceptionalism (3 works) · Exceptionalism (3 works)