Ep. 1478 New York Times Thinks Slavery Drives Economic Progress
Tom Woods Show, Archive 5 · Tom Woods
September 21, 202031m 26s
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Show Notes
The New York Times recently announced its "1619 Project," by which it intends to demonstrate that "nearly everything that has made America exceptional grew out of slavery." Our friend Phil Magness points out that in its economics it relies on now-debunked statistical claims. Also, I discuss the bizarre phenomenon by which the left is now claiming that slavery is a highly efficient system that drives exceptional economic growth.