"The New Deal made investment in America a risky project," says economist Donald J. Boudreaux, author of The Triumph of Economic Freedom.

FDR’s New Deal didn’t pull us out of the Great Depression

It prolonged it, and did so in a way that dangerously undermined the Constitution’s core, structural protections—federalism and separation of powers

We’re still paying the price today https://t.co/Z8tyoMUmml pic.twitter.com/3FTZAEDwYe

— Mike Lee (@BasedMikeLee) April 29, 2026