Thomas DiLorenzo

Book Review Thomas DiLorenzo The Problem with Socialism Regnery Publishing Copyright 2016 Cameron Reid Massachusetts Maritime Academy Western Civilization 10 October 2017 Tuesday 2:00pm `What is the problem with socialism? According to young people (18-25), nothing is wrong with socialism. Bernie Sanders wanted to give millennials everything for free or at a very discounted rate. The problem is that, these college students had no idea what socialism or Democratic Socialism was

Lincoln was a man of power, he loved being powerful, and he did that through war. Lincoln 's administration became popular for use of deadly force against anyone to deny the right to secession. (171) “Many historians have praised Lincoln for his micromanagement of the war effort.” (172) According to James McPherson, his work is "genius." (172) In the War Between the States, Lincoln invades the South, which makes him the aggressor. “During Lincoln’s war against the civilians Lincoln wanted Southern

In Thomas DiLorenzo’s book The Real Lincoln, is about giving the people who want to know the real story about the “greatest” American President. When in fact he was not all that great of a president. People know him as the great emancipator. This is ironic because “Lincoln barely ever mentioned the issue of slavery before 1854, and, even then, he did not seem sincere” (3). This is what everybody knows Lincoln for is freeing the slaves, but it proves that he is given credit for something he did not

The author also explains how “government debt is every politician’s dream” because it helps them buy votes through their expenditure on government programs. In the following chapter, “Hamilton’s Bank Job,” DiLorenzo writes about Hamilton’s idea of “implied powers,” a doctrine that any powers not prohibited by the Constitution can be executed by the Federal while ignoring the state’s rights or debates. The author also shows the consequences of the creation of

Thomas Ham looked out the rainy window. The cars and trucks passed by. He saw the gray buildings. He was scared. Why? When he got home his mom’s boyfriend was probably. His dad died from saving Tom from a fire. There was no money. They were forced to move to New York City in a small apartment. The yellow bus slowly came to a stop. Tom got off of the bus. Pressed the button to call up to his mom, “Hi, mom” “Hey, you can come up. The key is under the rug,” his mom said. He walked through the passageway

The First Bank of the United States The Bank of the United States was designed to make money and build an economy. It was designed by men like Alexander Hamilton and Robert Morris, but did not benefit the common citizen as much as wealthy investors. Why did a fledgling government need to borrow millions from overseas in order to invest in a “national” bank, to turn around and then borrow the same money back and pay interest on it? The banking system developed by Alexander Hamilton and Robert

Thomas Hobbes and John Locke have authored two works that have had a significant impact on political philosophy. In the “Leviathan” by Hobbes and “Two Treatises of Government” by Locke, the primary focus was to analyze human nature to determine the most suitable type of government for humankind. They will have confounding results. Hobbes concluded that an unlimited sovereign is the only option, and would offer the most for the people, while for Locke such an idea was without merit. He believed that

of natural freedom is necessary for the obtainment of greater power for the greater collective community, but the prospect of obtaining superlative capabilities comes with the price of constraints. Yet this notion of natural freedom conflicts with Thomas Hobbes rendition on the state of nature because he illustrates that nature, interface through savagery. According to Hobbes, mankind has endorsed and embraced natures temperament, because this system of

on the differences between Hobbes’ and Locke’s ideas on the state of nature. One of the biggest, and in my opinion most important points that makes Hobbes different from Locke is his belief that the state of nature is equal to the state of war. Thomas Hobbes was an English philosopher, who lived between 1588 and 1679. He witnessed multiple events throughout his life that later led him to write his book “Leviathan,” in 1651 once the war had ended. Hobbes witnessed the English Civil War (1642-1651)

Did Thomas Jefferson give up his deeply held political values in order to purchase the Louisiana Territory from the French (P. 2)? This is the major question that has led to much debate within the early history of America (P. 1). Some historians argue that Thomas Jefferson did, in fact, throw away his commitment to states’ rights and constructionism by the large purchase of Louisiana for the U.S. (P.1). On the other hand, some believe that President Jefferson supported his political beliefs, the