Apparently, some talking heads out there are saying that FDR failed in reviving the American economy during the Great Depression. Well, given the level of historical knowledge out in the wilds of the U. S. of A., I’m not surprised that the talking heads can talk out of the opposite ends of their mouths and still not be laughed out of their jobs. Still, Charles MacMillian has done a great service in providing actual figures to debunk the “FDR failed” myth. The long shot of this: the (keynseian) stimulus today may happen faster than you think: