War and Foreign Policy
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Philosophy and Violence
Recorded at the 2003 Supporters Summit: Prosperty, War, and Depression.
(30:17)
Anti-Federalist Traditions until the Civil War
Jeffersonian States Rights Doctrine until the Civil War was grounded in three freedom documents: The Declaration of Independence, The Articles of Confederation, and The Treaty of Paris of 1783. Those documents emphasized independent states, not a single nation or union.
Teddy Roosevelt and the Origins of the Modern Welfare-Warfare State
Recorded at the Reassessing the Presidency seminar; March 2004. (31:59)
Southern Secession and Reconstruction
You can’t take Southern secession seriously because of slavery. Illinois is worth pondering because Lincoln supported the laws against blacks because he did not think that free blacks could ever mix with whites. A superior position was assigned to the white race. Lincoln meant every word. He voted against every suggested improvement for blacks. He saw universal emancipation as impossible.
The Myth of National Defense
Recorded at the 2003 Supporters Summit: Prosperty, War, and Depression.
(39:25)
