Origins of War: Civil War and World War I
John Denson argues wars are sold with patriotic myths—then used to centralize power—and that honest history is the antidote to the “imperial presidency” and permanent war.
War and Foreign Policy
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The Rise of the American Empire
One of the problems of the American Empire is that there is a lot of empire denial going around. You cannot want to rule the world and yet say that what you value is laissez-faire economics (like National Review does).
Great Society and the Republican Welfare State
Thomas Sowell’s book, Civil Rights, lays bare many of the myths of the Great Society. What did ordinary people do before an advanced welfare state? Anti-poverty programs like the 1965 Job Corps did not turn out well. There was less poverty before the programs. Federal aid to education, like Head Start, did not stop any cycle of poverty. There was no difference in performance.
The Myth of US Government Benevolence
Recorded at the 2003 Supporters Summit: Prosperty, War, and Depression.
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The National Security State
The warfare state does not want peace, it wants war. Conducting a permanent war requires three things. There must be an underlying convincing belief that the war is worthwhile. Some interest groups need to stand to gain money or power. And, crises need to provoke reliable and ongoing responses. World peace is not desirable.
