which proposed that fiscal policy was more important than monetary policy, and government spending should therefore be used to control the volatility of the business cycle. Friedman believed such intervention inevitably led to large deficits, sovereign debts and high interest rates. “The Great Depressi...
Some think tanks focus on domestic policy and some on foreign policy. Some pursue free-market capitalism and limited government, while others argue for increased taxes and social welfare spending. Still others debate revolution or monitor the growth of liberation movements in foreign countries. They ...
Conservatives claim to be free of racism and progressives claim to oppose communism, but both groups have a lot of skeletons in their closets. The book that had the greatest influence here was Harvest of Sorrow, which described the Russian/Ukrainian famine of 1932-33. Although the book was w...