U.S. History
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Courts and Congress: America’s Unwritten Constitution, by William J. Quirk
Courts and Congress defends a revolutionary thesis. If asked, who has the final say in our government on the meaning of the Constitution, most people would say, the Supreme Court.
New Deal or Raw Deal? How FDR’s Economic Legacy Has Damaged America, by Burton Folsom, Jr.
Readers of The Mises Review will not be surprised to learn that Folsom considers the New Deal a failure. Nevertheless, even those already familiar with such books as John T. Flynn's The Roosevelt Myth will find Folsom's book valuable.
The Attempt at Vindicating Lincoln
Lest I be accused of writing an unduly negative review, I shall conclude by recommending his discussion of the Progressives and the New Deal (pp. 293ff.) If Krannawitter were to expand these remarks, he would write a valuable book.
Hamilton’s Curse
Court historians have long praised the glories of Alexander Hamilton as the greatest of the founding fathers. This view is back in vogue as U.S. economic policy becomes ever more statist. In this work, Professor Thomas DiLorenzo provides the...
Bubbles Made of Paper: Then and Now
Recorded at the Mises Institute Supporters Summit, 1 November 2008; Auburn, Alabama.
Gold and the Good Guys: A Short History of American Thinkers on Money
Recorded at the Mises Institute Supporters Summit, 31 October 2008; Auburn, Alabama. Includes an introduction by Mark Thornton.
Is the Supreme Court Supreme?
Our actual Constitution, one of congressional preeminence, has been replaced by the Happy Convention, in which the president and Supreme Court have supplanted Congress. No Jeffersonian can accept this.
