Lippmann’s anti-planning stance actually accepted most New Deal policies
Evidence
In an incredulous overview in the Yale Review, Ralph Barton Perry observed that “Mr. Lippmann could not very well have attacked the New Deal directly because, item by item, he accepts the greater part of it.” — Angus Burgin, The Great Persuasion, 159
Categorization
Category: Contrarian or Surprising Claims
- CANDY: A punchy paradox — the great anti-planning liberal largely ratified the New Deal point by point — easily retold.