Misunderstanding Both Lincoln and Basic Economics

08/03/2024 10 min Episodio 2190
Misunderstanding Both Lincoln and Basic Economics

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Princeton “historian” Allen C. Guelzo’s newest hagiography of Abraham Lincoln focuses on Lincoln’s supposed love affair with commerce, albeit “commerce” based upon protectionism and government tariffs. As David Gordon notes, Guelzo has a problem getting his economic history correct.Original Article: Misunderstanding Both Lincoln and Basic Economics