Loyd S. Pettegrew

Loyd S. Pettegrew is a tenured full professor of communication at the University of South Florida, where he teaches and studies public influence and also runs his consulting firm, Decision Strategies Group, Inc., which performs research and training for corporations.

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Indoctrination: 35 Years of the US Department of Education

EducationTaxes and SpendingPolitical Theory

Blog09/22/2016Carol A. VanceLoyd S. Pettegrew

What has the Federal Department of Education done for students? The DOE has spent a lot of taxpayer money, but the results are less than impressive.

Higher Education’s Academic Monoculture

EducationMedia and CultureTaxes and SpendingInterventionism

Blog06/15/2016Loyd S. PettegrewCarol A. Vance

Thanks to government funding and a lack of intellectual diversity, critical thinking has become a mere afterthought at American universities.

Don’t Fall for “Free”

Free MarketsInterventionismPolitical Theory

07/05/2013Mises Daily ArticlesLoyd S. PettegrewCarol A. Vance

Pelosi urged people to quit their jobs and pursue their passions because health care would now be <em>free</em>.

The High Cost of "Free"

Free MarketsInterventionism

06/05/2013Mises Daily ArticlesLoyd S. PettegrewCarol A. Vance

A woman in the audience became overwhelmed by the speech and said that she no longer needed to worry if she could make her car or mortgage payments because he would take care of it for her.