Forgotten Lessons (Large Print Edition): Selected Essays of John T. Flynn [Large Print]

This collection of essays written by John T. Flynn takes the reader back in time when a "conservative" was something different than what it is today. Mr. Flynn was a "liberal" or a "conservative" at various points of his life. He is generally categorized with writers of the "Old Right" such as; Robert Taft, H.L. Mencken, and my personal favorite, Garet Garrett. In an essay on economics and the Great Depression he identified a problem plaguing home owners that is familiar to today's crisis- mortgages on houses were much higher than the values of those houses. Another area of deja vu was his complaints about real estate speculating and inflated prices. He had an excellent chapter on income taxes ("The Hand in Your Pocket") from the old conservative viewpoint. Mr. Flynn also wrote a timeless essay on militarism. It can be argued that history has validated that essay! "The Rejected Essay", the paper that was rejected by William F. Buckley is included in the book also. For any reader interested in the writings of the Old Right, this collection of essays is worthy of consideration.

Franklin Delano Roosevelt tried to destroy Flynn's career for his opposition to the welfare-warfare state. CIA "Conservative" Bill Buckley blacklisted Flynn from National Review. Flynn's banned NR article appears here.