The death of ex-President Jimmy Carter on December 26, 2024, at the age of one hundred resulted in many comments about him. Most that have come my way have favorable, and, at least by comparison with his successors, he can point to some genuine achievements. We shouldn’t be deceived though, into rating him as a good president. The great Murray Rothbard certainly didn’t think so, and in this week’s column, I’d like to consider some of the things Murray said about him. Murray identified a key theme in Carter’s presidency, the stress on pain and sacrifice, and he mordantly mocked … Continue reading →

Source: Rothbard on Jimmy Carter – LewRockwell