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Wayne: Liberal Chris Likable, Wrong

I find Idaho columnist Chris Carlson to be a likable guy, and it’s easy to see why some of his more liberal allied-interests have been politically successful. But by golly, I have to disagree with him on some of the statements he wrote in his last column, which perpetuates some myths. Chris implies that Herbert Hoover embraced the free market at the onset of the Great Depression, leading the country deeper into economic despair and the eventual election of Franklin Roosevelt, whose Big Government plans saved the country and its economy. That’s just not so/ Wayne Hoffman , Idaho Freedom Foundation. More here .

Redux: Carlson: Wayne’s free market is mythical

Question: Who’s correct?

* This story was originally published as a post from the blog "Huckleberries Online." Read all stories from this blog