Amity Shlaes

I often wonder, sometimes I think non-US writers import foreign angst and paint it over the 20s. The 20s, even in the 20s, the Ku Klux Klan had a terrible time. flare up worse than that. And they marched in Washington. But by the end of the 20s, they were in decline.

I often wonder, sometimes I think non-US writers import foreign angst and paint it over the 20s. The 20s, even in the 20s, the Ku Klux Klan had a terrible time. flare up worse than that. And they marched in Washington. But by the end of the 20s, they were in decline.

I often wonder, sometimes I think non-US writers import foreign angst and paint it over the 20s. The 20s, even in the 20s, the Ku Klux Klan had a terrible time. flare up worse than that. And they marched in Washington. But by the end of the 20s, they were in decline.

You can look at the number of lynching, in fact, which is a terrible number to contemplate in the historical statistics of the United States. And you'll see lynching goes down in the later 20s as Prosperity takes hold. There were pockets of failure. Farms suffered. Florida had a bubble. But by and large, the 20s were an era of progress that nearly every American felt.

You can look at the number of lynching, in fact, which is a terrible number to contemplate in the historical statistics of the United States. And you'll see lynching goes down in the later 20s as Prosperity takes hold. There were pockets of failure. Farms suffered. Florida had a bubble. But by and large, the 20s were an era of progress that nearly every American felt.

You can look at the number of lynching, in fact, which is a terrible number to contemplate in the historical statistics of the United States. And you'll see lynching goes down in the later 20s as Prosperity takes hold. There were pockets of failure. Farms suffered. Florida had a bubble. But by and large, the 20s were an era of progress that nearly every American felt.

He did. And it's a little bit controversial. Think of Killers of the Flower Moon. Even at the time, some Native Americans said, well, they don't want to be citizens. They want sovereign nations, right? It's not in the direction of establishing reservations. It's in the direction of assimilation, at least in civil life. So people debate that.

He did. And it's a little bit controversial. Think of Killers of the Flower Moon. Even at the time, some Native Americans said, well, they don't want to be citizens. They want sovereign nations, right? It's not in the direction of establishing reservations. It's in the direction of assimilation, at least in civil life. So people debate that.

He did. And it's a little bit controversial. Think of Killers of the Flower Moon. Even at the time, some Native Americans said, well, they don't want to be citizens. They want sovereign nations, right? It's not in the direction of establishing reservations. It's in the direction of assimilation, at least in civil life. So people debate that.

But I regard it as a wonderful thing to do for the president to be sure that anyone who is Native American is in the United States can vote. It's part of the progressive coolidge or I would say the classically liberal coolidge, the same one. That endorsed women's suffrage. So there you are.

But I regard it as a wonderful thing to do for the president to be sure that anyone who is Native American is in the United States can vote. It's part of the progressive coolidge or I would say the classically liberal coolidge, the same one. That endorsed women's suffrage. So there you are.

But I regard it as a wonderful thing to do for the president to be sure that anyone who is Native American is in the United States can vote. It's part of the progressive coolidge or I would say the classically liberal coolidge, the same one. That endorsed women's suffrage. So there you are.

But I know you're going to ask next about the Johnson-Reed Act, the immigration law, which came about the same time that law restricted and established new quotas for incomers. It favored Northern Europe. proportional to the U.S. population, actually. And it's been criticized.

But I know you're going to ask next about the Johnson-Reed Act, the immigration law, which came about the same time that law restricted and established new quotas for incomers. It favored Northern Europe. proportional to the U.S. population, actually. And it's been criticized.

But I know you're going to ask next about the Johnson-Reed Act, the immigration law, which came about the same time that law restricted and established new quotas for incomers. It favored Northern Europe. proportional to the U.S. population, actually. And it's been criticized.

I just want to point out that if you're for a pause in immigration, which is what Coolidge was for, it doesn't automatically make you a bigot. It might be you're just for a pause in immigration. One thing that's important to note about that law is Coolidge signed it, but he didn't have really much choice in terms of outcome because had he vetoed it, his veto would have been overridden.

I just want to point out that if you're for a pause in immigration, which is what Coolidge was for, it doesn't automatically make you a bigot. It might be you're just for a pause in immigration. One thing that's important to note about that law is Coolidge signed it, but he didn't have really much choice in terms of outcome because had he vetoed it, his veto would have been overridden.

I just want to point out that if you're for a pause in immigration, which is what Coolidge was for, it doesn't automatically make you a bigot. It might be you're just for a pause in immigration. One thing that's important to note about that law is Coolidge signed it, but he didn't have really much choice in terms of outcome because had he vetoed it, his veto would have been overridden.

The law, the Johnson-Reed Act, passed by such overwhelming majorities in both houses. I think it was 69-9 in the Senate that the president didn't really have much say about what was happening.

The law, the Johnson-Reed Act, passed by such overwhelming majorities in both houses. I think it was 69-9 in the Senate that the president didn't really have much say about what was happening.