Great Review of Amity Shlaes' ' The Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depression'

Powerline reviews ' The Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depression' by Amity Shlaes and highlights this insightful quote:

...The reason going back to this period [The New Deal] is important is that our nostalgia is stopping us from, say, rewriting Social Security. The nostalgia is getting in the way of giving our children the chances we had. The great Forgotten Man of today is the younger generation.

A similar argument was made on this blog more than two years ago in 'Put aside the nostalgia and do the right thing' in referencing Ruben Navarrette, Jr.'s (he called it "sentimentality") 'Generations clash on Social Security':

...With all due respect to our seniors, not expecting them to step up to their intergenerational responsibilities is patronizing on reform supporters' part.

Update: Ms. Shlaes writes an Op-Ed piece for the WSJ also availabe at AEI: The Real Deal.