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"John Thomas Flynn (1882-1964) originally gained fame in Washington, D.C. for his writings in The New Republic, where he wrote articles defending progressive positions. In subsequent years Flynn became a notable classical liberal/paleoconservative Flynn opposed both the New Deal and the Second World War. His best known work is The Roosevelt Myth. ..."
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Web Pages
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Articles
A Tribute to John T. Flynn, by Adam Young, 31 Jan 2003
Related Topic: Franklin Delano Roosevelt
"Flynn was a critic of Roosevelt's New Deal ... viewing the entire program as a copy of Mussolini's Fascist State corporatism. ... Unlike the so-called New Right, Flynn remained an anti-interventionist during the Cold War, opposing the Korean war and the creeping Vietnam quagmire, and predicted that the Soviet leviathan would collapse on its own ..."
Related Topic: Franklin Delano Roosevelt
"Flynn was a critic of Roosevelt's New Deal ... viewing the entire program as a copy of Mussolini's Fascist State corporatism. ... Unlike the so-called New Right, Flynn remained an anti-interventionist during the Cold War, opposing the Korean war and the creeping Vietnam quagmire, and predicted that the Soviet leviathan would collapse on its own ..."
Book Review: Forgotten Lessons: Selected Essays of John T. Flynn, by Richard M. Ebeling, Future of Freedom, Mar 1996
Seventy Years Since FDR: A Time To Remember John T. Flynn, by Lawrence Reed, 10 Mar 2003
"John T. Flynn was a successful and influential journalist with a reputation for candor and first-rate research. He was neither a shill for Big Government nor a puppet of Big Business. He railed against both when they conspired to undermine the Constitution, erode our freedoms, or suck the nation into foreign entanglements."
"John T. Flynn was a successful and influential journalist with a reputation for candor and first-rate research. He was neither a shill for Big Government nor a puppet of Big Business. He railed against both when they conspired to undermine the Constitution, erode our freedoms, or suck the nation into foreign entanglements."
The Ideological Odyssey of John T. Flynn, by John E. Moser
"... although he would refer to himself ... as a liberal, he would gradually disassociate himself with the political ideas put forward by individuals such as Franklin Roosevelt and journals such as the New Republic. ... by the late 1950s he had come to embrace an agenda that included abolition of the income tax and complete withdrawal from the United Nations."
"... although he would refer to himself ... as a liberal, he would gradually disassociate himself with the political ideas put forward by individuals such as Franklin Roosevelt and journals such as the New Republic. ... by the late 1950s he had come to embrace an agenda that included abolition of the income tax and complete withdrawal from the United Nations."
The Secret of Pearl Harbor: FDR's Role Exposed — in 1944, by Justin Raimondo, 25 May 2001
"John T. Flynn was one of the first to stand up to the war hysteria, defy the atmosphere of political intimidation, and start asking questions. ... He wrote two scathing pamphlets ... that raised the question for the first time: did FDR have advance warning of the Pearl Harbor catastrophe? "
"John T. Flynn was one of the first to stand up to the war hysteria, defy the atmosphere of political intimidation, and start asking questions. ... He wrote two scathing pamphlets ... that raised the question for the first time: did FDR have advance warning of the Pearl Harbor catastrophe? "
Writings
Perspective: The Road Ahead, The Freeman: Ideas on Liberty, Oct 1995
Related Topic: Capitalism
From Forgotten Lessons: Selected Essays of John T. Flynn, 1949
"We must put human freedom as the first of our demands. There can be no security in a nation without freedom. ... We must stop apologizing for our capitalist society. ... We must put an end to the orgy of spending that is rapidly bankrupting the nation. ... We must set about rebuilding in its integrity our republican system of government."
Related Topic: Capitalism
From Forgotten Lessons: Selected Essays of John T. Flynn, 1949
"We must put human freedom as the first of our demands. There can be no security in a nation without freedom. ... We must stop apologizing for our capitalist society. ... We must put an end to the orgy of spending that is rapidly bankrupting the nation. ... We must set about rebuilding in its integrity our republican system of government."
The Final Secret of Pearl Harbor, Oct 1945
Related Topic: World War II
"By January 1, 1941, Roosevelt had decided to go to war with Japan ... He felt the moment to provoke the attack had come by November ... He was completely sure the Japanese would not strike at Pearl Harbor ... he completely miscalculated ... When the attack came he was appalled and frightened. He dared not give the facts to the country."
Related Topic: World War II
"By January 1, 1941, Roosevelt had decided to go to war with Japan ... He felt the moment to provoke the attack had come by November ... He was completely sure the Japanese would not strike at Pearl Harbor ... he completely miscalculated ... When the attack came he was appalled and frightened. He dared not give the facts to the country."
Books Authored
Forgotten Lessons: Selected Essays by John T. Flynn
by John T. Flynn, Foundation for Economic Education, 1995
by John T. Flynn, Foundation for Economic Education, 1995
- ISBN 1572460156
: Paperback, Foundation for Econ Education, 1st edition, 1995
The Decline of the American Republic and How to Rebuild It, 1955
Related Topic: United States
Related Topic: United States
- ISBN 9991109595
: Hardcover, Devin-Adair Pub, 1955
The Roosevelt Myth: A Critical Account of the New Deal and Its Creator [PDF], 1948
Related Topic: Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Electronic text available at Ludwig von Mises Institute
Related Topic: Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Electronic text available at Ludwig von Mises Institute
- ISBN 0930073282
: Hardcover, Fox & Wilkes, Reprint edition, 1998
- ISBN 0815967225
: Paperback, Dodd Mead, 1990
- ISBN 0930073274
: Paperback, Fox & Wilkes, 50th anniversary edition, 1998
While You Slept: Our Tragedy in Asia and Who Made It, 1951
Related Topic: Asia
Related Topic: Asia
- ISBN 0815972075
: Hardcover, Dodd Mead, 1951