Archive for David T. Beito
David Beito is a professor of history at the University of Alabama and a contributor to the group blog Liberty and Power.
The Day FEE Was Called before Congress
In 1950 Leonard E. Read faced one of the most difficult challenges of his life as he prepared to appear before a hostile congressional committee. His friend W. C. Mullendore warned that the committee was out to destroy him: “You should be under no illusion whatever but that the intention is to smear and not look [...]
24Feb2011 | David T. Beito | 2 comments | ContinuedLodge Doctors and the Poor
Dr. Beito is a research fellow at The Institute for Humane Studies at George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia. Medical Care Before the Welfare State, 1900-1930 On the face of it, a historical study of fraternal societies seems to be a subject fit only for connoisseurs of the arcane. Few Americans these days come into contact [...]
1May1994 | David T. Beito | 7 comments | Continued-
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