Liberty Chronicles, Ep.34; The Era of Nasty Dealings
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Channel: Libertarianism.org · 2017 · News & Politics
We have to remember that American democracy was not something won courageously over time so much as it was a long, drawn out process of corrupt bargaining between politicians and the voting public, Conspiracy- and coalition-building between current voters and potential voters, and Nasty, Nasty Deals. Further Readings/References: https://cdn.loc.gov/service/mss/maj/01065/01065_0299_0301.pdf http://cdn.loc.gov/service/mss/maj/01066/01066_0083_0086.pdf https://www.loc.gov/exhibits/jefferson/159.html Download the .mp3 of this episode: https://cdn.cato.org/libertarianismdotorg/liberty_chronicles/LibertyChronicles_33.mp3 Subscribe through iTunes: http://apple.co/2pPgsEC Subscribe through Google Play Music: http://bit.ly/2pyKxJm Liberty Chronicles RSS feed: http://bit.ly/2opQVAN
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