2018-01-31

Here’s What The Trumpists Don’t Understand About American Greatness


I agree with the first part, but not the second.  Trying to look at the 1800's as justification for excessive government today seems to me like a poor analogy.  I also think that this is a straw man argument, because there are many myths about the "robber barons."   The second half of the 19nth century saw the greatest period of economic growth in our history.