Patrick Garry on the false promise of big government

<p>In this episode we bring you an Acton Lecture featuring Dr. Patrick Gerry as he addresses the false promise of big government. </p><br><p>The debate over the size and scope of the federal government has raged since the New Deal. So why have opponents of big government so rarely made political headway? Because they fail to address the fundamental issue.</p><br><p>Patrick Garry is a law professor with a Ph.D. in constitutional history. He has testified before Congress on constitutional issues and is a contributor to The Oxford Companion to the U.S. Supreme Court. He is the author of numerous constitutional law books, including <em>Wrestling With God: The Court's Tortuous Treatment of Religion</em> and <em>An Entrenched Legacy: How the New Deal Constitutional Revolution Continues to Shape the Role of the Supreme Court.</em></p><br><p><a href="https://blog.acton.org/archives/101224-is-big-government-a-near-occasion-of-sin.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Is big government a near occasion of sin?</a></p><br><p><a href="https://blog.acton.org/archives/27941-fearing-big-government.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Fearing Big Government</a> </p><br><p><a href="https://www.acton.org/pub/commentary/2011/10/05/class-warriors-big-government" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Class warriors for big government</a></p><br><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WS3tnNI_7mw" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rev. Sirico: The dangers of accepting government money, even in a crisis</a>  </p><br><p><br></p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>

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