WW2: The roots of Liberal Nostaligia

The centralized state needed to defeat totalitarian fascism was itself fascist, just a milder liberal version.  It led us to believe that we could solve all problems if only we handed power and money to Federal technocrats.  Sadly, that miscalculation has turned out to be more expensive than.....World War 2.

MICHAEL BARONE: The Surprising Roots Of Liberal Nostalgia: World War II created confidence in large institutions and big government. But few would want the cultural conformity of the mid-20th century back.