Tag Archives: FDR

FDR Prolonged the Great Depression

Posted on October 7, 2008 by ChrisB

New Deal policies signed into law 71 years ago thwarted economic recovery for seven long years. Continue reading →

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Swinging Liberals and Reagan Resentment

Posted on January 21, 2008 by Lee

(photo: Marc Nozell) Matt Stoller at OpenLeft has a pretty interesting observation about the swing of the self-described “very liberal” constituency from Obama to Hillary over the course of the primaries: In Iowa, Obama beat Clinton by 16 points among … Continue reading →

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Liberal Fascism: The Secret History of the American Left, From Mussolini to the Politics of Meaning

Posted on January 8, 2008 by Lance

Echoing a wonderful discussion we had in the fall of 2006 on the nature of Fascism (see here, here and here) Jonah Goldberg writes a book which bristles at the use of the term by the contemporary left. I would … Continue reading →

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