FDRs Folly, Jim Powell
FDRs Folly, Jim Powell
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FDR's Folly
How Roosevelt and His New Deal Prolonged the Great Depression

Author: Jim Powell

Narrator: William Hughes

Unabridged: 9 hr 27 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/01/2008

Synopsis

Think FDR was a great president? Think again. In the minds of historians and the American public alike, Franklin Delano Roosevelt was one of our greatest presidents, not least because he supposedly saved America from the Great Depression. But as historian Jim Powell reveals in this groundbreaking book, Roosevelts New Deal policies actually prolonged and exacerbated the economic disaster, swelled the federal government, and prevented the country from turning around quickly. In todays turbulent domestic and global environment, eerily similar to that of the 1930s, its more important than ever before to uncover and understand the truth of our history, lest we be doomed to repeat it. Youll never look at FDR in the same way again.

About Jim Powell

Jim Powell graduated from the University of Chicago with a BA in history. There, as an editor of New Individualist Review, he helped publish articles by future Nobel Laureates F. A. Hayek, Milton Friedman, and George J. Stigler. He has written for several dozen publications, including the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, and Esquire. He has lectured in several countries as well as at Harvard and Stanford universities. He is a senior fellow at the Cato Institute and is editor of Laissez Faire Books. Powell lives with his family in Westport, Connecticut.

Reviews

AudiobooksNow review by Debra on 2008-05-22 10:16:11

Most excellent book detailing the New Deal and the people involved in intimate detail. Fascinating, but I rated it down as I was soooooo detailed it nearly caused me to fall asleep and run off the road! Even so, I'm very glad I made it through the whole thing as it opened my eyes to a time I'd only skimmed over briefly.

Goodreads review by Patrick on May 14, 2023

2021-10-25 Finished this yesterday morning. Wonderful book. Soooooo many important facts and highlights about FDR and the Great Depression that far too few folks know &/or understand. Since FDR was probably the most consequential politician of the 20th century in the US, this book was written, and fu......more

Goodreads review by Teechbiz on August 18, 2010

This book is like a college course except for the fact the professor doesn't worship at the altar of FDR. You will be amazed to learn of the practices and laws designed to keep us deeply entrenched in a depression in which millions went to bed without food while farmers were forced BY LAW to destroy......more

Goodreads review by Kim on September 03, 2008

As it happens, I agree with Mr. Powell's overall premise that FDR's policies did indeed prolong the Great Depression and has had far reaching negative economic consequences. However, I find his review lacks perspective and ignores important influences of the era. For example, Mr. Powell views the soc......more

Goodreads review by Elyse on February 07, 2009

I'm giving this book 5 stars because even though some parts were eyes-glazed-over boring (especially the chapter on labor unions) the information is breath-taking. Powell's lessons about unintended consequences and the dangers of government restrictions on economic liberties are powerful. And his mo......more

Goodreads review by Kimberly on October 20, 2009

Ok, so this happened to be part of the reading for my econ class, but it might have been a book I would have picked up and read regardless. I've never really had any formed opinion about FDR and the new deal, but most high school history books are in favor of everything he did. This book is AMAZING......more

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