Steve S. in San Francisco writes to report on an NPR interview with Doris Kearns Goodwin about her book, Team of Rivals, which I critiqued on LRC two weeks ago: “I was astounded at her ability to rationalize the obvious racism in Lincoln. She had the audacity to explain Lincoln’s idea of wanting to deport all the blacks back to Africa as humanitarian. She actually said to the interviewer that Lincoln recognized that the rampant racism in America would never let the Negro advance. He thought it would be merciful to send them back to Africa where they could, n … Continue reading How to Lie to Protect a Tyrant