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ndrosenTo continue with the book launch on Tuesday, August 16, 2016, we saw a video of Mason Gaffney himself, in which he described his first Georgist publication, "Taking the Professor for a Ride," printed before World War Two. The article described Des Plaines, Illinois, in 1941; as I recall the article, things were a mess, with speculation having pushed the borders of the town far beyond where people actually lived. Land was for sale, with a sign, "Yesterday's Speculators Are Today's Millionaires." When young Gaffney told his professor at Harvard about this, the professor said, "Land speculation? You must have been reading Henry George," making it sound like a crime.
"Who's Henry George?" Gaffney asked perversely.
"A primitive writer, back in the 19th century. They lived on farms, surrounded by land, and thought land speculation was important. Today it's trivial."
Gaffney wished that he could take the Professor for a ride, and show him the situation in Des Plaines.
This was published in The Freeman, edited by Frank Chodorov.
"Who's Henry George?" Gaffney asked perversely.
"A primitive writer, back in the 19th century. They lived on farms, surrounded by land, and thought land speculation was important. Today it's trivial."
Gaffney wished that he could take the Professor for a ride, and show him the situation in Des Plaines.
This was published in The Freeman, edited by Frank Chodorov.
