Yet Another Overrated Politician
12 June 2006
Editor, The Washington Times
Dear Editor:
H. Alan Young wants a memorial in Washington to honor Harry Truman (Letters, June 12). Authorizing the dropping of two atomic bombs that killed hundreds of thousands of innocent civilians is reason enough not to honor Truman with a monument, but too many of Truman's other lesser deeds are unworthy as well - such as his seizure of American steel factories during the Korean War and his effort to extend FDR's New Deal by creating a system of national health insurance.
Sincerely,
Donald J. Boudreaux
Chairman, Department of Economics
George Mason University
Editor, The Washington Times
Dear Editor:
H. Alan Young wants a memorial in Washington to honor Harry Truman (Letters, June 12). Authorizing the dropping of two atomic bombs that killed hundreds of thousands of innocent civilians is reason enough not to honor Truman with a monument, but too many of Truman's other lesser deeds are unworthy as well - such as his seizure of American steel factories during the Korean War and his effort to extend FDR's New Deal by creating a system of national health insurance.
Sincerely,
Donald J. Boudreaux
Chairman, Department of Economics
George Mason University
Posted by Don Boudreaux on
Monday March 26, 2007 at 6:35am