tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4122629330054677829.post4149919601738021294..comments2024-01-19T07:18:48.331-08:00Comments on Commander Kelly: Herbert HooverCommander Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03602902461964252463noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4122629330054677829.post-71194663408261258532015-10-27T09:01:31.398-07:002015-10-27T09:01:31.398-07:00Bob, Robert Murphy has done some excellent work on...Bob, Robert Murphy has done some excellent work on this subject as well, diving into the economic data to show how much of an economic interventionist Hoover was. The idea that Hoover was laissez-faire is a completely false narrative. Hoover had a long government career before becoming President and believed strongly in government's ability to fix problems. Calvin Coolidge, an actual laissez-faire President, said of Hoover (whom he derided as "Wonder Boy" behind closed doors), "That man has offered me unsolicited advice every day for six years, all of it bad."<br /><br />https://mises.org/library/fake-history-depressionAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05925161582529990610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4122629330054677829.post-43601658351329057022015-10-25T17:55:27.509-07:002015-10-25T17:55:27.509-07:00Bob, For much more on this topic see James Grant&...Bob, For much more on this topic see James Grant's book Money of the Mind. Here is the Amazon link...http://www.amazon.com/Money-Mind-How-1980s-That/dp/0374524017/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8Commander Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03602902461964252463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4122629330054677829.post-67745845540598040052015-10-25T15:02:40.151-07:002015-10-25T15:02:40.151-07:00I would be interested in reading your elaborations...I would be interested in reading your elaborations on "Hoover was a reformer and many of the New Deal innovations credited to FDR were, in fact, initiated by Hoover."Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10446913402505873662noreply@blogger.com