<em>The Atlantic</em> Daily: How the Philosophy of Alexander Hamilton Explains the Green New Deal
“This goes back to Hamilton, the daddy of it all.” Plus Bernie Sanders is officially running for president, questioning the insect apocalypse, and more
by Saahil Desai
Feb 19, 2019
3 minutes
What We’re Following
The Green New Deal hasRobinson Meyer argues: Alexander Hamilton. The former treasury secretary was “the daddy of it all,” the father of industrial policy, which calls for the federal government to guide economic growth through manufacturing and massive infrastructure projects. The plan has yet to gain much bipartisan appeal, but framing it within economic visions of Hamilton could be an emerging playbook for Democrats to transition the Green New Deal into
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