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Jim Powell
Jim Powell, the Hoiles senior fellow at the Cato Institute, is author of FDR’s Folly (2003), Wilson’s War (2005) and Bully Boy: The Truth About Theodore Roosevelt’s Legacy (2006).
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Mr. Obama has promised us a “New New Deal” as he prepares to launch his mega-billion-dollar infrastructure program, his plan for nationalizing health insurance, and other ambitious government programs. We might get an idea of what’s likely to happen by…
A lot of conservatives seem to love Theodore Roosevelt, perhaps because he came across as a rugged individualist and a strong president. It didn’t hurt that he looked great in a cowboy hat. Yet TR did much to increase the…