The biblical warning about being “unequally yoked” is not just for married couples.
Some libertarian ideals are worth a look, especially the long-misrepresented concept of “isolationism” in an era where Ozero has started ten times more nonsense than Bush while spending like a drunk sailor in a brothel.
(and to the navy guy upthread - “defending our interests globally” will either end short of actual allies under threat of land invasion like S.Korea or Japan OR WE WILL GO BANKRUPT, at which point we will be unable to defend jack squat)