This interview with author James L. Payne, was recorded at Red Pill Expo. Mr. Payne discusses the false belief that government is the solution to all problems. The author of several books, including his most recent, The Big Government We Love To Hate, Mr. Payne discusses the fact that our over-reliance on government has deep historic roots and that reordering our understanding of the proper role of government will be a difficult, long-term task. Mr. Payne taught political science at Texas A&M, Yale University, Wesleyan University and Johns Hopkins University and is a research fellow at the Independent Institute.
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Dennis Behreandt is a contributor for The New American. Dennis studied history, biology, and education at Ripon College and studied theology at St. Norbert College. He worked for a decade as research librarian and knowledge management specialist in the specialty chemicals industry and he previously served as managing editor and senior editor for The New American. He has written hundreds of articles on subjects in history, theology, science, and technology, with special emphasis recently on the Covid-19 pandemic.
