Reluctant Imperialism? William Howard Taft and the Colonial Empire [Will...

Lecture by William Marina presented at the Ludwig von Mises Institute's "Reassessing the Presidency" seminar. This lecture series addresses the much neglected reality that the executive department of the U.S. government has always been the sum total of the American welfare-warfare state. Seminar held at the Mises Institute, Auburn, Alabama, October 16-17, 1998. http://mises.orgWilliam Marina was Prof. Emeritus in History at Florida Atlantic University, Research Fellow at the Independent Institute and served as Executive Director of the Marina-Huerta Educational Foundation. Professor Marina passed away in July 2009.Related links:http://www.independent.org/aboutus/pe...http://www.lewrockwell.com/marina/mar...http://www.fau.edu/history/marina.phpDISCLAIMER: The producer of this audio presentation, the Ludwig von Mises Institute, has given permission under the Creative Commons license to publicly repost as long as credit is given to the Mises Institute and respective guidelines are followed. More info at: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b...This YouTube channel, LibertyInOurTime, is in no way endorsed by or affiliated with the Ludwig von Mises Institute, any of its lecturers or staff members.