Kurt Bouwhuis, Mackinac Center Intern

Did FDR prolong or save us from the Great Depression?

On Nov. 27, 2008, Lawrence Reed, president emeritus of the Mackinac Center, was interviewed on “The Mike Rosen Show” on KOA in Denver, Colo. The show’s guest host that day was Jon Caldara, president of the Independence Institute. Reed discussed his monograph “Great Myths of the Great Depression” and how it relates to today’s discussion of government over-regulation and financial bailouts. The interview is 43 minutes and 38 seconds.

Audio file located here.