Excerpt:
"Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter (in black), visiting the Camp Cemetery in 1972, when he was still governor of the U.S. state of Georgia, one of the remaining states of the Confederacy (Fraternity of American Descent)"
Too soon?
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| Jimmy Carter's Legacy Is Much More than Good Deeds Done in His Later Years |
| 2025-01-10 |
| [Mises Wire] The passing of former President Jimmy Carter has brought out the accolades for his post-presidential years, but not as much for his actual performance as president. As the New York Times editorialized: There’s no predicting history’s verdict. Up to now, Jimmy Carter, who died on Sunday at age 100 in Plains, Ga., has been judged to be a middle-of-the-pack president, his one term in office remembered for circumstances and events that simply overwhelmed him: the seizure in Iran of 52 American hostages, the bungled attempt to rescue them, the gasoline lines, inflation, the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. Yet he is also considered one of America’s greatest ex-presidents, for using the residual star power of his office to help his successors and his country as a peacemaker, backstage diplomat, human rights champion, monitor of free elections and advocate for the homeless while finding time to write poetry and, by his own example, providing the best possible case for traditional religious values. Yes, the NYT later mentioned briefly that Carter began the process to deregulate gasoline and oil prices, but for the most part, the accolades from the progressive side of American politics have concentrated on his activities after he left Washington. Others praise his progressive measures and support for solar energy, but fail to understand how important his economic legacy really was. I alluded to that fact in a Mises Wire piece I wrote 24 years ago praising the Carter presidency for its deregulation efforts, but even then I did not fully understand the impacts of his deregulation efforts. Furthermore, I overestimated the commitment of Republicans to deregulation, especially given their enthusiasm for tariffs and the Jones Act, which is one of the worst laws on the books, economically speaking. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #3 Interesting article HERE. Excerpt: "Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter (in black), visiting the Camp Cemetery in 1972, when he was still governor of the U.S. state of Georgia, one of the remaining states of the Confederacy (Fraternity of American Descent)" Too soon? |
| Posted by: Anomalous Sources 2025-01-10 19:49 |
| #2 China really does run the Canal it seems. https://redstate.com/dan-zoernig/2025/01/10/does-china-run-the-canal-n2184187 |
| Posted by: NoMoreBS 2025-01-10 14:34 |
| #1 I'm sure the survivors |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2025-01-10 07:32 |