Tagged: US History

November 28, 2012

Like 1776, But Without the Singing

Actually, that’s not quite fair—I happen to enjoy watching 1776 and its John-Adams-as-Mr.-Feeney approach to history. But perhaps that’s because there’s no one who’s going to leave any movie centered on Adams arguing for...

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December 10, 2009

Limited Government and the Frontier

Alex Massie channels Frederick Jackson Turner to explain the United States’ attachment to limited government.

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February 6, 2009

Madrick on Case for Big Gov’t

I found this an extremely thought provoking Bloggingheads. I thought some of the League and our readers might as well. Jeff Madrick discusses with Jim Pinkerton his new book The Case for Big Government....

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