Randall Fowler (Ph.D. Maryland) is Director of Undergraduate Research and Assistant Professor of Political Rhetoric at Abilene Christian University. He is a former Fulbright fellow to Jordan. His books include More Than a Doctrine: The Eisenhower Era in the Middle East, Something to Fear: FDR and the Foundations of American Insecurity, 1912-1945, and Securing the Prize: Presidential Metaphor and US Intervention in the Persian Gulf.
While there are many reasons to be for or against the current administration’s tariffs, this impulse to invoke Reagan to criticize Trump can obscure significant overlap in each president’s strategic use of trade as a geopolitical tool
Randall FowlerAugust 19, 2025
While Trump’s foreign policy bears some resemblance to that of Theodore Roosevelt, the latter was far more attuned to the necessity of alliances for America’s security
Randall FowlerMay 21, 2025
Donald Trump’s presidential rhetoric, moderation on divisive issues, and foreign policy are all surprisingly reminiscent of one William Jefferson Clinton
Randall FowlerDecember 10, 2024
Despite the limits on Executive power, the American President still represents the country, Chesterton explains.
Randall FowlerJuly 30, 2024
In the 1960s and 70s America relied on Saudi Arabia and Iran as its allies in the Middle East. Today, we just rely on Israel and Saudi
Randall FowlerOctober 23, 2023
There is a power in moral clarity that Reagan understood well.
Randall FowlerMarch 11, 2023