Jeff Riggenbach

Jeff Riggenbach (born January 12, 1947) is an American libertarian journalist, author, editor, broadcaster, and educator.

Riggenbach's first book, In Praise of Decadence (1998), argued that the baby boomers turned out to be far more libertarian in their personal philosophy than had been expected.

His second book, Why American History Is Not What They Say: An Introduction to Revisionism (2009), argued that political events and trends in late 20th Century America had led to a rebirth of popular interest in revisionist accounts of American history. In this study of American revisionists, Riggenbach identifies three distinct phases within American revisionism.

Works

 * Berkeley's Radical Slumlords, Photocopied article taken from Reason, (Oct. 1986): 22–29.(1986)
 * In Praise of Decadence (Amherst, NY: Prometheus Books, 1998), ISBN 1573922463
 * Why American History Is Not What They Say: An Introduction to Revisionism (Ludwig von Mises Institute, 2009)

Links

 * Jeff Riggenbach at Mises.org
 * Media archive
 * Literature archive
 * Daily Article archive
 * Faculty Spotlight Interview


 * Preface to Why American History Is Not What They Say
 * Review/Essay on Ayn Rand's posthumous Art of Nonfiction, 2001.
 * Meeting Murray Rothbard On the Road to Libertarianism, 2003.
 * Obituary Samuel Edward Konkin III (1947–2004), 2004.
 * Obituary Joan Kennedy Taylor, 1926–2005, 2005.
 * Review/Essay on Stephen Cox's biography of Isabel Paterson, 2005.
 * Review/Essay on three new books on Voltairine de Cleyre, 2006.
 * Review/Essay on Barry Eisler's John Rain thrillers, 2006.
 * Review/Essay on Brian Doherty's Radicals for Capitalism, 2007.