I just finished reading a book by Amity Shlaes called - Great Society: a New History. This conservative author reviews the products of the Great Society and finds that history has shown them to be wanting. She focuses on a few specific subject matters. 1. The OEO; 2 Urban renewal; disputes about which government whould handle the money; and 4. Guns v. Butter during Vietnam war.
She is a superior writer and makes her points without cliches and jargon. Some of her comments reflect other conservative writers such as Myron Magnet (the destruction of the black family by anti poverty programs) or Caro (some of the destruction caused by Robert Moses in building highways across urban centers (destroying communities along the way). but she adds her own slant on things.
This is a conservative that articulates arguments, not just bluster and wind) and that is always refreshing. the book is well worth reading.
I am next going to read her book on the Great Depression.
She is a superior writer and makes her points without cliches and jargon. Some of her comments reflect other conservative writers such as Myron Magnet (the destruction of the black family by anti poverty programs) or Caro (some of the destruction caused by Robert Moses in building highways across urban centers (destroying communities along the way). but she adds her own slant on things.
This is a conservative that articulates arguments, not just bluster and wind) and that is always refreshing. the book is well worth reading.
I am next going to read her book on the Great Depression.