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New Deal or Raw Deal? (CSPAN 2 alert)
CSPAN 2 ^ | Burton Folsom

Posted on 03/08/2009 12:32:42 PM PDT by skeptoid

Burton Folsom, history professor at Hillsdale College and senior historian at the Foundation for Economic Education contends that FDR’s New Deal legislation was deeply flawed and is critical of Roosevelt's other political and economic plans as well as the former presidents personal life and legacy. This event was hosted by the Heritage Foundation in Washington, DC.


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: cspan2; fdr
This author is expaining the failure of the New Deal.

Very good stuff!!

It's live and half over, but you can watch it on demand.

1 posted on 03/08/2009 12:32:42 PM PDT by skeptoid
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To: skeptoid
I watched it today and ordered the book.
2 posted on 03/08/2009 4:47:20 PM PDT by TornadoAlley3 (Obama is everything Oklahoma is not.)
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To: skeptoid

Just got my copy of Hillsdale College’s Imprimus....a very good piece on the history of GM and the US automotive mfg...and it’s mistakes: How Detroit’s Automakers Went from Kings of the Road to Roadkill. http://www.hillsdale.edu/news/imprimis.asp


3 posted on 03/08/2009 6:41:25 PM PDT by iopscusa (El Vaquero. (SC Lowcountry Cowboy))
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