[lbo-talk] Why Richard Hofstadter Is Still Worth Reading butNotfor the Reasons the Critics Have in Mind

[Mark Rickling]

On 10/10/06, Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com> wrote:


> We live in a country with a deep-seated
> competitive, individualist culture. It is not fertile ground for
> collectivist movements.

What was individualist about the subtreasury system? What was
individualist about the call for government ownership of the means of
communication and transportation? In other words, what was
individualist about the historical Populist movement?