Determine which of the authors you think makes the better argument and why.

Did the New Deal Prolong the Great Depression?YES: Gary Dean Best, from “Pride, Prejudice, and Politics: Roosevelt Versus Recovery, 1933-1938”, Pride, Prejudice, and Politics: Roosevelt Versus Recovery, 1933-1938 (1990)NO: David M. Kennedy, from “What the New Deal Did,” Political Science Quarterly (2009)Overview:Gary Dean Best argues that Roosevelt established an antibusiness environment with the creation of the New Deal regulatory programs, which retarded the nation’s economic recovery from the Great Depression until World War II.David M. Kennedy argues that while the New Deal programs did not end the Great Depression in the 1930s, many of those programs in banking, housing, and social welfare made life less risky for most Americans today. Search for Primary Sources Here: http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/era.cfm?eraID=14&smtid=3 (Links to an external site.)Directions:*After reading Did the New Deal Prolong the Great Depression? post a reply in which you:Analyze the validity of both author’s positions.Determine which of the authors you think makes the better argument and why.State what your opinion on the issue is and why. Discuss whether or not they back up their opinion with examples based on facts. Point out why or why not you agree with the student’s position by explaining in detail your reasons.