It is crazy to think though that even Thomas Jefferson wanted free education, college, etc. and today it is considered radical and undoable. I guess social programs are ok when the only recipients are white men.
quite literally true for most of american history. free education and access to land were the key tenets to "free soil" philosophy which powered the US through the 19th century. there was a lot of tumult (and, not surprisingly, union wars/red scares) when the frontier closed.
It is crazy to think though that even Thomas Jefferson wanted free education, college, etc. and today it is considered radical and undoable. I guess social programs are ok when the only recipients are white men.
quite literally true for most of american history. free education and access to land were the key tenets to "free soil" philosophy which powered the US through the 19th century. there was a lot of tumult (and, not surprisingly, union wars/red scares) when the frontier closed.
The End of The Myth by Greg Grandin is all about this (and has the cushbomb seal of approval)