Living with Hamilton's Curse »
Posted By populist 11 months, 1 week ago in Political NewsOur author, nothing if not consistent, sees the 20th-century usurpations of power, both in domestic and foreign affairs, by the federal government as Hamiltonian in character. America's entry into World War I, e.g., came about through Woodrow Wilson's desire to have America play a dominant role in shaping the world. Limited government and states' rights, in the style of Thomas Jefferson, was not to his liking. His insistence on a powerful nation, led of course by a strong chief executive, was quintessentially Hamiltonian. In this stress on Hamilton's continuing influence, he has support from some who view matters with decidedly different value judgments. Michael Lind, an ardent economic nationalist, sees Franklin Roosevelt and Lyndon Johnson as followers of Hamilton. To DiLorenzo, but decidedly not to Lind, we suffer from the "poisoned fruits" of Hamilton's program.
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