The Lincoln Cult’s Latest Identity Crisis
August 3, 2014
First they portray Dishonest Abe as a vampire hunter who parades around slashing and killing “Confederate vampires.” Lots of blood and death, as is appropriate for Abe. The latest is that Abe was recently portrayed at a Washington Nationals baseball game as “Sharknado” named after an equally asinine movie.
Dr. Thomas DiLorenzo [send him mail] is president of the Mises Institute. He 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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