Lincoln was a socialist, a soul-brother of Karl Marx, based on your "extensive" reading of him.
The Civil War was the result of a tax that affected a tiny part of the southern economy, rather than slavery, which obviously affected no aspect of southern life.
Economic Inquiry is a top flight journal. (I'll remind the search committee of that that the next time we have a candidate who has published in EI, but not JEH or AHR. I'm sure they'll agree, because, hey, you said so.)
And I shoot my mouth off because I've published in the field and you apparently haven't. Dang that first hand experience.
Suit yourself.
Lincoln was a socialist, a soul-brother of Karl Marx, based on your "extensive" reading of him.
If that is your conclusion you are free to make it. It's not my conclusion after reading Lincoln nor did I ever purport it to be. But if that's what you get from it and that's what you want to argue, by all means go for it.
The Civil War was the result of a tax that affected a tiny part of the southern economy
The economic figures I've seen suggest that around 1860 some 3/4ths of the United States' total export came from the south. If you had even the slightest degree of familiarity with trade theory, you would know that imports and exports are fundamentally interelated and that large tariffs tend to severely shift the economic factors at play in international trade. It is difficult to consider 3/4ths of the entire United States export product a "tiny part" of a regional economy, making your assertion all the more absurd.
Economic Inquiry is a top flight journal.
That's a matter of subjective preference, but if you want to make it, by all means go for it. It sure beats simply calling what you don't like names, as was your previous treatment of that particular accredited journal.
I'll remind the search committee of that that the next time we have a candidate who has published in EI, but not JEH or AHR. I'm sure they'll agree, because, hey, you said so.
They make hiring decisions now at community colleges based on subjectively chosen journal publication? Interesting and curious.
And I shoot my mouth off because I've published in the field
I have no doubt, though about what I must wonder. Based on my observation of your postings here I am inclined to believe the printing standards were just stellar...and who said the Six Toe Gazette takes anything from anybody???
and you apparently haven't.
...another peculiar assertion from an individual who knows nothing of me or what I've done, written, or not written. He's definately shooting his mouth off if nothing else. Go figure.
You are starting to sound like WhiskeyPapa. Bad sign!
Having "published in the field" doesn't mean squat. Any jerk can get published. The reason you shoot your mouth off is because you are the kind of jerk who shoots his mouth off; nothing more.