About the Program
Burton and Anita Folsom contend that President Franklin D. Roosevelt used World War II to promote his own agenda, which according to the authors, included the expansion of the executive branch, curtailed civil liberties and excessive spending. The authors also argue that the President’s funding of the New Deal was subsidized by cuts in defense that left the country ill-prepared for the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and the subsequent U.S. entry into World War II. Burton and Anita Folsom speak at the CATO Institute in Washington, D.C.
Burton Folsom
Burton Folsom is the author of New Deal or Raw Deal?: How FDR's Economic Legacy Has Damaged America. He is a history and management professor at Hillsdale College. For more information, visit burtfolsom.com.
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Anita Folsom
Anita Folsom's writing has appeared in several publications, including The Wall Street Journal and the Detroit News.
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