Rabbit Holes
The book stayed lean by leaving things out. These are the things that got left out. Deeper dives into the history, economics, and ideas that connect to what's in the main text — but would have pulled it off course.
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Smedley Butler and the Business Plot
Washington wasn't the only man who turned down power when it was offered. In 1933, a group of Wall Street financiers approached a retired Marine general and asked him to lead a coup against FDR. He said no — and then he told Congress.
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The Long Depression and the Boys Who Beat the Titans
Everyone compares today to the Great Depression. They've got the wrong one. The depression that actually rhymes with our moment is the one almost nobody remembers — and it ended when the poorest kids in America picked a fight with the two most powerful men in the country, and won.
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