November 13, 2026
In John T. Flynn's book, The Roosevelt Myth (1948), Flynn recounts asking a prominent New Deal economist and administration official what the Roosevelt administration planned to do next as the 1937-1938 economic downturn deepened and previous stimulus programs failed to eliminate mass unemployment. The conversation is cited in Flynn's book (specifically in Book II, Chapter 7, "War Clouds."
• The Official's Response: According to Flynn, the official smiled and replied that a major European war would solve their economic problems through massive defense spending, specifically pointing to the Polish Corridor and Danzig as the likely flashpoint that would ignite the conflict. Roosevelt then spent the next several years covertly working for that outcome. assisted by Winston Churchill.
• Flynn's New Republic Column: During the late 1930s (1937-1940), Flynn wrote a regular weekly financial and political column for The New Republic titled "Other People's Money", along with occasional feature essays. While he frequently used that column to warn that the Roosevelt administration was turning toward armaments and foreign intervention to cure the domestic depression, the specific "Danzig" conversation is documented in his later historical critique The Roosevelt Myth rather than a verified, individually titled New Republic piece from 1937-1939.
Ron Unz: The True History of World War II
John T. Flynn: Anti-Globalist Patriot &"Old Right" Prophet
Many of John T. Flynn's magnificent books have become quite rare and have gone out-of-print. However, several of the noted titles below are available on-line at Mises.org. These volumes include As We Go Marching, The Decline of the American Republic, God's Gold, Men of Wealth, The Road Ahead, and Country Squire in the White House.
