The Founding Father of the American Way of Torture
December 9, 2014
It was Lincoln, of course. But instead of torturing foreign “terrorists” or enemy combatants, his regime tortured Northern-state political critics.
Dr. Thomas DiLorenzo [send him mail] is a former professor of economics at Loyola University Maryland and a longtime member of the senior faculty of the Mises Institute. He is the author or co-author of eighteen books including The Real Lincoln; How Capitalism Saved America; Lincoln Unmasked; Hamilton's Curse; Organized Crime: The Unvarnished Truth About Government; The Problem with Socialism; and The Politically-Incorrect Guide to Economics.
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