I don't get why libertarians like Harding so much.
Libertarians favor free trade, but Harding significantly raised tariffs. They hate the UN and the World Court and such, but it was Harding that tried to get the US to join the Permanent Court of International Justice. They rail against the FCC, but it was Harding's administration that began the Federal government's strict regulation of radio. They strongly oppose government using force against its own citizens, but apparently don't mind that Harding used the army against citizens of the United States, including using military aircraft to drop bombs onto striking mineworkers at Blair Mountain, WV. They hate welfare, but Harding signed into law the first federally-funded welfare program (that is, the Sheppard-Towner Maternity Act). They hate government corruption, but Harding's administration was corrupt as hell- people in the Justice Department regularly accepted bribes from bootleggers and other prisoners, the Secretary of the Interior accepted bribes to sell public lands (and was the first Cabinet member to ever go to prison, actually), and the Veteran's Bureau Director defrauded the government by an estimated $325 million, just to name a few of the most egregious cases.
So, I don't mean to single you out, wormyguy, but honestly, what gives?
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