Birth of a Movement
October 26th, 2007 by 
bkmarcus
Many Americans had grown weary of the New Deal during the second term of President Roosevelt's administration. More and more people realized that their president had brought about a revolution in the American system of government. But the majority gave FDR a third term. The president promised to keep America out of the new European war that would eventually turn into World War II. When Roosevelt went back on his word, the majority started to wane. The population still stood behind the commander in chief in a time of war, but the disenchantment with New Deal policies became ever more manifest. People started listening to critical voices, and these voices could now be heard everywhere. FULL ARTICLE
 Top: Isabel Paterson, Albert Jay Nock, John T. Flynn, Rose Wilder Lane Bottom: Henry Hazlitt, Benjamin Anderson, Frank Chodorov, and John Chamberlain |
