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When Neutrality Chooses a Side: James Buchanan and Presidential Paralysis

When Neutrality Chooses a Side: James Buchanan and Presidential Paralysis

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James Buchanan believed neutrality would preserve peace. Instead, it emboldened extremism and fractured the nation. This episode explores how restraint, legalism, and fear of confrontation quietly picked sides in America’s most dangerous moment.

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