Anthony Gregory
Hoover Fellow and commentator who provides a detailed response and critique of the speaker's arguments, situating them within broader historiography of national security and welfare-state studies.
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Mar 18, 2026 • 1h 15min
Total Defense: The New Deal and the Invention of National Security
Andrew Preston, historian of diplomacy who traces national security to the New Deal; Anthony Gregory, Hoover fellow and commentator who situates and critiques Preston’s claims. They discuss how FDR reframed defense beyond borders, the New Deal’s role in creating security institutions, shifting threat perceptions, and the 1937–47 transformation that led to a permanent wartime state.
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Jun 9, 2024 • 36min
The War on Crime: The 1930s and the New Deal
Anthony Gregory, a historian of the American State and author of 'New Deal Law and Order', dives into the dramatic transformation of crime and governance in 1930s America. He discusses how the Great Depression shaped federal crime policies and the rise of figures like J. Edgar Hoover. The conversation touches on the dual approach of rehabilitation versus enforcement in Roosevelt's New Deal, the evolution of the FBI, and even the peculiar history of Coca-Cola's original cocaine content. It's a fascinating look at crime's role in modern political thought.
