Dave Hebert
Senior Research Fellow at AIER on the Defending Freedom, Combating Collectivism team with experience on the Senate Budget Committee, offering practical policy and economic commentary in the discussion.
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Mar 17, 2026 • 49min
Strings Attached: How Federal Funding to States Transformed the American System
Dave Hebert, a former Senate Budget Committee staffer and policy commentator, and Tom Savidge, an economic freedom and federalism researcher, explore how federal funding reshaped state power. They trace the shift from limited federal roles to national dominance. They discuss Civil War nationalization, New Deal leverage, crisis-driven growth, and how matching rules like Medicaid alter state choices.
