World War II and American Prosperity

World War II and American Prosperity was the subject of my attention today. Tom Woods offers some great materials on his website Liberty Classroom. Dr. Robert Higgs explains that, "War equals destruction and waste of resources, and does not create wealth." He backs up this zany idea with cold hard facts and data from American History.

Here is the video that Liberty Classroom provides for this topic. It is a 39 minute lecture by Dr. Higgs:

For more resources on this and other topics, visit Liberty Classroom