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The author, Susan Kokinda, hosts our Wednesday Political Briefing, the Midweek Update, and was recently elected as Coalitions Vice Chair of the Michigan GOP.
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Freedom's Forge by Arthur Herman
Dominic Cummings, a British political figure and blogger, recently reported that the book, Freedom’s Forge, written by Arthur Herman, is being “read by many involved in the White House/DOGE project.”
Freedom’s Forge, written by Arthur Herman, is being “read by many involved in the White House/DOGE project.”
Freedom’s Forge brings alive the industrial mobilization which transformed the United States into the Arsenal of Democracy in the 1940’s, and ensured the ultimate Allied victory over fascism.
Lessons from the Golden Age of American Manufacturing
Cummings says that the book is being used as a resource by a new entrepreneurial elite seeking,
“to apply lessons from the golden age of American manufacturing and industrial capacity at speed and scale, in civilian and military spheres.”
Herman’s book, which focuses on the role of two pivotal figures, William Knudsen, a machine tool genius who headed FDR’s war production mobilization, and Henry Kaiser who performed miracles in shipbuilding, vividly captures the American System spirit of innovation and industrial production. Lyndon LaRouche called it the “machine tool principle.”
Join me tonight, at 7pm Eastern, 4pm Pacific over Zoom, as I discuss that principle in the context of the World War II mobilization, and its relevance to the Trump/Vance/Musk commitment to “Build, baby, build.”
On a personal note, I will add that this book is one of my favorites. Not only does Herman do a masterful job of research and writing, but this story holds a special place in my heart.
My parents met building B-24 Liberator bombers at the Willow Run bomber plant in Ypsilanti, MI—perhaps the most iconic symbol of the war production mobilization.
Author, Michigan-based organizer, passionate student of Plato’s dialogues. Committed to reviving the industrial economy and producer culture of the Midwest and to educating grass-roots activists.
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