Long before the New Deal and Great Society, federal and state governments played essential roles in developing the economic and social potential of the United States. The Republican rhetoric that government “intervention” is inconsistent with traditional American values and practices clashes with American history.

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In remarks that spread quickly through the conservative blogosphere, Massachusetts senatorial candidate Elizabeth Warren challenged those who buttress their anti-tax agendas with appeals to self-relia...