{"product_id":"the-new-deals-war-on-the-bill-of-rights-the-untold-story-of-fdrs-concentration-camps-censorship-and-mass-surveillance-9781598133561","title":"The New Deal's War on the Bill of Rights: The Untold Story of Fdr's Concentration Camps, Censorship, and Mass Surveillance","description":"\"This book is not mere history; it is an exposé. You won't know which is more shocking: the lengths to which FDR and New Dealers like Senators (and future Supreme Court justices) Hugo Black and Sherman Minton went to suppress freedom of speech, privacy, and civil rights; or the degree to which these efforts have been concealed by pro-FDR and New Deal propagandists.\" \u003cbr\u003e --\u003cb\u003eRandy E. Barnett\u003c\/b\u003e, Patrick Hotung Professor of Constitutional Law, Georgetown University Law Center \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Spying on citizens. Censoring critics. Imprisoning minorities. These are the acts of communist dictators, not American presidents.... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eOr are they?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The legacy of President Franklin D. Roosevelt enjoys regular acclaim from historians, politicians, and educators. Lauded for his New Deal policies, leadership as a wartime president, cozy fireside chats, and groundbreaking support of the \"forgotten man,\" FDR, we have been told, is worthy of the same praise as men like Washington, Jefferson, and Lincoln.... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But is that true? Does the father of today's welfare state really deserve such generous approbation? Or is there a dark side to this golden legacy? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New Deal's War on the Bill of Rights: The Untold Story of FDR's Concentration Camps, Censorship, and Mass Surveillance\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e unveils a much different portrait than the standard orthodoxy found in today's historical studies. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Deploying an abundance of primary source evidence and well-reasoned arguments, historian and distinguished professor emeritus David T. Beito masterfully presents a complete account of the \u003ci\u003ereal\u003c\/i\u003e Franklin D. Roosevelt: a man who \u003ci\u003eabused power\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e violated human rights\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003etargeted dissidents\u003c\/i\u003e, and let his crude racism \u003ci\u003eimprison American citizens\u003c\/i\u003e merely for being of Japanese descent. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Read it, and discover how FDR: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e shamelessly censored critics of his administration, barred them from the public square, destroyed their careers, and even bankrupted them when possible; \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e locked up Japanese-American citizens in concentration camps built on American soil; \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e sowed the seeds of today's out-of-control surveillance state; \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e and much, much more... \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e Here is an all too rare portrait of a man who changed the course of American history ... not for the better. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRead it, and you'll never view the fireside president the same again.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David T. Beito\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independent Institute\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/10\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 404\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.40w x 1.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781598133561\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid T. Beito\u003c\/b\u003e is a research fellow at the Independent Institute and professor emeritus at the University of Alabama. He received his PhD in history at the University of Wisconsin and is the author of \u003ci\u003eT.R.M. Howard: Doctor, Entrepreneur, and Civil Rights Pioneer\u003c\/i\u003e (with Linda Royster Beito) and \u003ci\u003eFrom Mutual Aid to the Welfare State: Fraternal Societies and Social Services, 1890-1967\u003c\/i\u003e. He is also co-editor of \u003ci\u003eThe Voluntary City: Choice, Community and Civil Society\u003c\/i\u003e and the forthcoming \u003ci\u003eRose Lane Says: Thoughts on Liberty and Equality, 1942-1945\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Independent Institute","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":41314749317235,"sku":"9.7816E+12","price":26.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_960d241e-324b-4b52-9aab-98e56046a8d9.jpg?v=1706623219","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/the-new-deals-war-on-the-bill-of-rights-the-untold-story-of-fdrs-concentration-camps-censorship-and-mass-surveillance-9781598133561","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}