Burt Folsom on Myth of the Robber Barons
Burt Folsom spoke to conservative students about the role of government, the free market economy, and the history of business and industrial regulation. He also responded to questions from t…
2,257 viewsBurt Folsom spoke to conservative students about the role of government, the free market economy, and the history of business and industrial regulation. He also responded to questions from t…
2,257 viewsBurt Folsom, author of New Deal or Raw Deal: How FDR’s Economic Legacy has Damaged America, spoke to students about the consequences of the Great Depression and the New Deal. He framed the d…
1,294 viewsProfessor Folsom talked with high school students about the development of the U.S. as a world economic power, congressional subsidies to entrepreneurs to begin a steam ship service to Engla…
410 viewsBurt Folsom talked about “Identifying Textbook Bias and How to Respond.” In his remarks, among other topics, he talked about his belief that textbook writers tend to ignore or be disrespect…
273 viewsProfessor Burton Folsom discussed his book, "The Myth of the Robber Barons", published by the Young America Foundation. In the book he examines the careers of prominent 19th Century industri…
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