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Tag Archives: Franklin Roosevelt
Book Write-Up: Keynes Hayek, by Nicholas Wapshott
Nicholas Wapshott. Keynes Hayek: The Clash That Defined Modern Economics. New York and London: W.W. Norton and Company, 2011. See here to buy the book. John Maynard Keynes and Friedrich Hayek were economists who profoundly impacted the twentieth century, and … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, George W. Bush, Political Philosophy, Politics, Ronald Reagan
Tagged Ayn Rand, conservatism, deficit spending, economics, Franklin Roosevelt, Friedrich Hayek, George W. Bush, John F. Kennedy, John Maynard Keynes, Keynes Hayek, Keynesianism, libertarianism, Margaret Thatcher, Milton Friedman, Nicholas Wapshott, Road to Serfdom, ronald reagan, Tax Cuts
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Book Write-Up: The Forgotten Man, by Amity Shlaes
Amity Shlaes. The Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depression. HarperCollins, 2007. I enjoyed Amity Shlaes’ The Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depression. Whereas her biography of Calvin Coolidge was rather heavy, her prose in … Continue reading
Norman Thomas on the New Deal
In my post today about W.A. Swanberg’s Norman Thomas: The Last Idealist, I’ll talk about Socialist Norman Thomas’ views regarding President Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal. This will probably not be the last time that I discuss Norman Thomas’ views on … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, History, Political Philosophy, Politics
Tagged agricultural adjustment act, FDR, Franklin Roosevelt, Huey Long, military coup, National Recovery Administration, New Deal, Norman Thomas, president franklin roosevelt, w a swanberg, wall street brokers
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Starting a Biography on Norman Thomas
I started Norman Thomas: The Last Idealist, by W.A. Swanberg. Norman Thomas was the Socialist Party’s candidate for President of the United States between 1928-1948. Why am I reading this book? For a variety of reasons. I became somewhat interested … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, History, Political Philosophy, Politics, Religion
Tagged Franklin Roosevelt, Norman Thomas, presbyterian minister, red scares, Richard Nixon, role religion, Socialist Party, w a swanberg
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Ambrose’s Nixon: The Education of a Politician 1
I started Stephen Ambrose’s Nixon: The Education of a Politician, 1913-1962. This is the first volume of Ambrose’s trilogy about Richard Nixon. I have two items for today’s post. 1. Richard Nixon’s father, Frank, was quite opinionated. In my first … Continue reading
Posted in Candidates, Dating, Life, Political Philosophy, Politics, Social Skills
Tagged Frank Nixon, Franklin Roosevelt, Irwin Gellman, Jessamyn West, Richard Nixon, Stephen Ambrose, The Contender, Woodrow Wilson
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