Comments on: Spalding lecture examined liberty, progressivism http://wichitaliberty.org/united-states-government/spalding-lecture-examined-liberty-progressivism/ Individual liberty, limited government, and free markets in Wichita and Kansas Sat, 11 Feb 2012 19:47:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: J.P. Wood http://wichitaliberty.org/united-states-government/spalding-lecture-examined-liberty-progressivism/comment-page-1/#comment-68961 J.P. Wood Tue, 02 Feb 2010 20:24:18 +0000 http://wichitaliberty.org/?p=7789#comment-68961 Where is John Brown now that we need him.These reactionary neo-con want to lead the working people and wage erners back to the times of slavery. I would love to see the lot of them tied to to trees along the Wakarussa and Browns ghost come steeling in the night with his terrible swift sword and do his grizzly works for God and Union. Where is John Brown now that we need him.These reactionary neo-con want to lead the working people and wage erners back to the times of slavery. I would love to see the lot of them tied to to trees along the Wakarussa and Browns ghost come steeling in the night with his terrible swift sword and do his grizzly works for God and Union.

]]> By: Wichitator http://wichitaliberty.org/united-states-government/spalding-lecture-examined-liberty-progressivism/comment-page-1/#comment-68503 Wichitator Fri, 29 Jan 2010 20:45:57 +0000 http://wichitaliberty.org/?p=7789#comment-68503 There is a growing interest in assessing the damage done to the American Constitution during the allegedly "progressive" or enhanced statist era in the early 20th century. Some of the changes, like the direct election of senators, alcohol prohibition, and the income tax were enacted properly by constitutional amendment. I will acknowledge that some folks do claim that the income tax (16th) amendment was not properly approved by 36 states but the bottom line is that the "anointed" elected officials from Teddy Roosevelt through Wilson did a huge amount of economic damage. When Wilson left office the unemployment and inflation rates were both in double digits. Warren Harding, who regularly scores at the bottom of the historians lists of presidential performance, managed to turn that around in his 2 1/2 years in office. When he died in August, 1923 unemployment was 3 percent and inflation 0%. There is a growing interest in assessing the damage done to the American Constitution during the allegedly “progressive” or enhanced statist era in the early 20th century. Some of the changes, like the direct election of senators, alcohol prohibition, and the income tax were enacted properly by constitutional amendment. I will acknowledge that some folks do claim that the income tax (16th) amendment was not properly approved by 36 states but the bottom line is that the “anointed” elected officials from Teddy Roosevelt through Wilson did a huge amount of economic damage. When Wilson left office the unemployment and inflation rates were both in double digits.

Warren Harding, who regularly scores at the bottom of the historians lists of presidential performance, managed to turn that around in his 2 1/2 years in office. When he died in August, 1923 unemployment was 3 percent and inflation 0%.

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