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

[Doug Henwood]

On Oct 10, 2006, at 9:58 PM, Mark Rickling wrote:


> 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?

They were gov't schemes to preserve the small farmer.