I must suggest the reading of "Freedom Betrayed" by Herbert Hoover. Many of his observations may educate those of us observing that there are historical lessons to be learned from times a bit more than eighty years ago. The book is a long read but IMO worth the time if you found Ayn
>> History, it would seem, does repeat and it does so with alarming regularity. <<
I tend to go with the belief (sometimes attributed to Mark Twain) that "history does not repeat itself, but it often rhymes"
OTOH, the histories of James Buchanan and Joe Biden - both characterized as hapless, incompetent Presidents - do appear to be approaching a certain degree of congruence.
Let us pray that the end of Slow Joe's time in the Oval Office doesn't coincide with the start of the Second War Between the States.
I must suggest the reading of "Freedom Betrayed" by Herbert Hoover. Many of his observations may educate those of us observing that there are historical lessons to be learned from times a bit more than eighty years ago. The book is a long read but IMO worth the time if you found Ayn
Rand of interest.
>> History, it would seem, does repeat and it does so with alarming regularity. <<
I tend to go with the belief (sometimes attributed to Mark Twain) that "history does not repeat itself, but it often rhymes"
OTOH, the histories of James Buchanan and Joe Biden - both characterized as hapless, incompetent Presidents - do appear to be approaching a certain degree of congruence.
Let us pray that the end of Slow Joe's time in the Oval Office doesn't coincide with the start of the Second War Between the States.