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Reggie Green's avatar

Coming back to this article immediately after hearing Trump reference William McKinley's use of tariffs in his podcast sitdown with Dave Ramsey!

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Krang-Xang's avatar

I heard you on JB show and was looking forward to this article and it didn't disappoint. Always good to learn about important history that gets overlooked

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Buttertooth's avatar

I always loved Willy Mack, but I love him more now. Great insights and an interesting read.

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An American Writer & Essayist's avatar

Very good article. What are your thoughts on Teddy Roosevelt? You mentioned Taft/Wilson, but not Teddy.

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BigTuna's avatar

Teddy has a mixed legacy, which is why I didn’t touch on it. I love Teddy the man, less so Teddy the President. 2 of his 3 greatest accomplishments- Trust-busting and the Panama Canal- were both McKinley’s ideas. Teddy also played too nice with Progressives, allowed them to take over his administration, and picked one of them to be his successor (Taft). He also gave the country into the hands of the most insane Progressives by running third party after his political moment was already in the past. I don’t mean to take away his accomplishments, or to bad-talk him, but he left the certain future of McKinley’s America in limbo. He is partially responsible for our departure from that great era.

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JasonT's avatar

Precisely. He sowed, or fertilized, the seeds of destruction.

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An American Writer & Essayist's avatar

Okay thank you. I agree, I like the man. I do like his National Parks system.

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