Jeff Riggenbach
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Jeff Riggenbach (born January 12, 1947) is an American libertarian journalist, author, editor, broadcaster, and educator.[1]
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.[2]
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.[3]
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)
References
- ↑ Faculty Spotlight Interview: Jeff Riggenbach, 18 March 2010, Ludwig von Mises Institute. http://blog.mises.org/12235/faculty-spotlight-interview-jeff-riggenbach/
- ↑ E. J. Dionne, Jr. Booknotes: Why Americans Hate Politics, 25 August 1991, C-SPAN. http://www.booknotes.org/Transcript/?ProgramID=1066&QueryText
- ↑ Jeffrey Rogers Hummel, "Riggenbach on Revisionism," 12 May 2009, History News Network. http://hnn.us/blogs/entries/83998.html
Links
- Jeff Riggenbach at Mises.org
- 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.
