1. The Civil War and Its Legacy
How does government intervene in the economy? What are the consequences? What are the motivations behind passing these interventions? The lives of the people involved explain why they do these things. Rothbard delves into the religious views of the leaders in American history to understand motivations. Schools, drink, and Sabbath laws were the focus of Yankees in Northern states for ninety years.
Lecture 1 of 13 presented in Fall of 1986 at the New York Polytechnic University.
The full series:
The Civil War and Its Legacy
The Railroading of the American People
The Decline of Laissez-Faire
The…
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