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.
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.
Presented at the Mises Institute in Auburn, Alabama, on February 28, 2003.
Recorded at the Reassessing the Presidency seminar; March 2004. (38:46)
People learn their political views through what they believe about history. Memorials function to push certain interpretations, e.g. about the War Between the States and the greatness of rulers like Lincoln and FDR.