U.S. History

"They took care of themselves and recognized that having freedom means the freedom to fail as well as to succeed."

Understanding economics helps you see history better. American workers, although only lightly unionized, were more productive than others. All high standards of living are due to free markets. Governments destroy this.

"The 'two-party system' in the United States now consisted of two conservative parties and no liberal party."

Stolyarov reviews Robert P. Murphy’s The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Great Depression and the New Deal (2009).

"As well as repudiating the Mississippi Union Bank bonds in 1840, the state effectively repudiated the debts owed to the state banks."

"War is the apotheosis of Power, the ultimate expression of the faith and solidification of its achievement."

"Thus, the famous 'one-in-eight' hungry Americans include all Americans living in households that, until 2005, were described as food insecure, but without hunger."

In a few brief years the character of the right wing had been totally transformed: Once basically classical liberal, it had become a global theocratic crusade.

Pages 326-329 in the text, as narrated by Floy Lilley.

Pages 318-322 in the text, as narrated by Floy Lilley.