Why Does Ukraine Matter? Wendell Willkie Told Us in 1940.

Echoes of the 1940 presidential election in today’s debate.

The Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, is illuminated with the national colors of Ukraine. Photo by Vladyslav Melnyk on Unsplash

“History doesn’t repeat itself but it often rhymes,” goes the famous quote, often attributed to Mark Twain. The current crisis in Ukraine provides yet another example of this sentiment, as the recent debate among some on the right over whether the United States had an interest in stopping Russian aggression…