America’s dumbest war (no, not this one)

Fortune•Sun, Sep 13, 2026, 10:00 AM•2 min read

I wrote a book on the forgotten founding father Gouverneur Morris, who thought James Madison was "intoxicated by opium or wine" in his military efforts.

Source: [Fortune](https://fortune.com/2026/09/13/war-of-1812-america-britain/)

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