THE FUTURE OF LIBERTY WITH GOV. MITCH DANIELS

What lessons has society forgotten from the New Deal Era? Explore this question by tuning in to the newest episode of The Future of Liberty with Governor Mitch Daniels podcast. In this episode, historian Amity Shlaes explores misconceptions about the Great Depression, discusses the reputations of previous presidents like Coolidge, and considers the idea of the Forgotten Man.

• The Government Playing God (2:21)
• Hoover, the Laissez-faire Champion (8:01)
• Crafty Politicians versus Committed Ideologues (18:57)
• The Forgotten Man (31:33)
• Why Not Socialism and Youth (40:01)

You can find The Future of Liberty with Gov. Mitch Daniels podcast wherever you get your podcasts, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube.

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A CALL TO LIBERTY

Check out our theme, Political Economy, on A Call to Liberty! This month, we are featuring a new lead essay by authors Tawni Hunt Ferrarini, M. Scott Niederjohn, Mark C. Schug, and William C. Wood and a new pamphlet commentary essay written by Ball State students Owen Holzbach and Daniel Rivera-Mills and Ball State professor Nathanael Snow.

 A Call to Liberty is a two-year, 24-part series that strives to reawaken interest in and respect for the Declaration of Independence as we approach its 250th anniversary in July of 2026. Every month, Liberty Fund brings you a slate of fresh content that explores questions related to important themes from the Declaration and considers them in relation to our past, our present, and our future.

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Featured Liberty Fund Conference Readings | We invite you to explore the carefully selected readings of past Liberty Fund Socratic-style conferences. 

In our 2024 Liberty Fund conference titled "Liberty, Responsibility, and New Deal Rebels," discussion revolved around AIER's recent book publication, New Deal Rebels: An Anthology of Critics of the New Deal. This anthology, edited and with an introduction by bestselling author Amity Shlaes, brings together important and often neglected commentaries from the critics of the New Deal, representing a wide spectrum of ideologies, socio-political backgrounds, and ethnic/racial groups.