Menu
  • Excerpts
  • Exhibits
  • Collections
  • Originals
  • Categories
  • Map
  • Search
Book

When Good Government Meant Big Government

The Quest to Expand Federal Power, 1913–1933
  • Jesse Tarbert
2022
Columbia University Press

Associated Ideas, People, and Places

Loading...

  •  
  •  
  •  
  •  
  •  
  •  
  •  

Featured Excerpts

  • President William Howard Taft signs New Mexico into statehood at the White House. The signing was witnessed by dignitaries on Jan. 6, 1912
    Book Review

    Building Uncle Sam, Inc.

    These Progressive Era Republicans wanted to run the Federal government like a business.
    by Paul Moreno via Law & Liberty on May 25, 2022
  • Book cover of "When Good Government Meant Big Government," with text and red and blue stripes in the style of campaign signs.
    Q&A

    When Good Government Meant Big Government

    An interview with Jesse Tarbert about the history of the American state, “big government,” and the legacy of government reform efforts.
    by Jesse Tarbert via Law & History Review on June 16, 2021
  • How Bunk Works
  • Who We Are
  • About Bunk
  • Recommend a Resource
  • Bunk on Instagram
  • Bunk on Twitter
  • Bunk on Bluesky
brought to you by
© Bunk History