False Virtue: The Phony Rationale for American Military Imperialism

Tom DiLorenzo, Revisionist History of War Conference, 2025

Tags: U.S. History, War and Foreign Policy

05/16/2025 Thomas J. DiLorenzo

Revisionist history isn’t denial—it’s the pursuit of truth. Tom DiLorenzo exposes the dangerous “Treasury of Virtue” that justifies endless wars and imperialism.

Recorded at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, on May 16, 2025.

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