Political scientist : ‘If it were not for big government鈥�” Christopher Parker, 天美影视传媒 associate professor of political science, rarely minces words when debating about American politics and government.He has done much research on philosophical differences between the tea party and traditional conservatives, and was co-author, with fellow UW political scientist Matt Barreto, of the 2013 book, 鈥�.鈥� He also has some .
Here’s a clip from a recent discussion about the polarization of politics that was held at the University of Virginia’s Miller Center 鈥� one of many in the center’s American Forum National Debate Series. You can watch the whole debate .
Here, as pundit George Will looks on, Parker discusses why he supports on the historic value of “big government” by mentioning that were it not for big central government, he鈥檇 鈥渂e a slave right now.鈥�
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