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The Forgotten Man

In his speeches, Franklin Roosevelt would often invoke the image of "the forgotten man," a term he used to describe those Americans who were suffering the most during the Great Depression. The term is orginally credited to the 19th century Professor and Episcopal clergyman William Graham Sumner in…

Herbert Hoover and the Bonus Army

On July 28, 1932, President Herbert Hoover ordered US Army soldiers under the command of General Douglas MacArthur to remove a number of protesters, known as the Bonus Army, from Washington, DC. Hoover was nearing the end of his first (and only) term as president, unpopular because he was perceived…

Presidents and Economics: The National Debt

Last week Congress approved a national Covid relief package that is expected to cost taxpayers $1.9 trillion. President Biden sees this as something necessary to the nation, while fiscal conservatives are concerned about adding to the national debt in such a large amount, a debt that will be placed…

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