The US has always had ‘big government’ – even in the Colonial era. Really!

Two confused professors are trying to fool the reader!

These two professors are actually saying very little about the Founding Fathers and Mothers contrary to the title of their article!

One of the professors have a very low lifetime citations count (6205) according to Google Scholar. The other professor is emeritus.

One of their arguments rests on central versus local government. They argue some state governments were actually big government. Well, these two professors are probably not aware of e.g. voting with your feet (which still happens today).

Another of their arguments rests on infrastructure investment by government. Some infrastructure investments (e.g. canals) are often better executed at the government level. This is a commonly accepted position, most likely also accepted by many small government advocates.

"... The idea of small government, however, is a myth at odds with U.S. history. In our new book, “How Government Built America,” we explore the extent to which the U.S. government has intervened in markets since the Colonial era. It turns out the country has always had big government. ..."

The US has always had ‘big government’ – even in the Colonial era

The two professors also wrote this book. No government did not build America! Nonsense!