Mises Daily
Author:
David Gordon
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[ Americanism: The Fourth Great Western Religion . By David Gelernter. Doubleday, 2007. X + 229 pgs.] David Gelernter starts with an undoubted fact and uses it to construct a bizarre fantasy. The origins of America have been profoundly religious; in particular, the Puritans affected American thought in pervasive fashion. Their influence long