At the Power & Liberty Blog, a discussion included this comment by Steve Horwitz: “The work on Lincoln [on LRC] certainly has significant truth to it, but I think goes way over the line in its demonization of the man.” Later, Tom Palmer wrote of “the fetish over the Confederacy at lewrockwell.com.” Here is my comment… The real significance in the criticism of Lincoln, in my mind, is quite apart from either antiquarian sympathy for the Confederacy or a personal animosity to Lincoln. It is two-fold and urgently relevant to current events. First, The Lincoln Myth is used as a … Continue reading Why Criticize Lincoln?