Although Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal is remembered in large part because of the aid and assistance it brought to millions of unemployed and indigent Americans
The activist state of the New Deal started forming decades before the FDR administration, demonstrating the deep roots of energetic government in America. In th
The essays in this volume explore the moral foundations and the political prospects of the welfare state in the United States. Among the questions addressed are
Brought up on Wilsonian democracy and populist ideals, a young Hubert Humphrey witnessed the near-failure of the American political system during the Great Depr
An exploration of the New Deal era highlights the politicians and pundits of the time, many of whom advocated for questionable positions, including separation o