The new Republican order argues that activist government is not the solution, but the problem.

In other words, the election would mark the restoration of the activist government that fell out of public favor in the 1970s.

The public's current skepticism about activist government stymies new initiatives.

Such philosophy is generally defined as the belief in reformist-minded activist government, at once appealing to political sentiments commonly associated with both conservatism and socialism.

From voter surveys to the floors of Congress, we see abundant evidence that Americans are embracing sensible activist government.

Well short of Obama's first hundred days, the dominant characteristic of his Presidency is clear: activist government, on every front.

Meanwhile, Eastern North Carolina was dominated by wealthy planters who tended to oppose activist government.

They believe in an activist federal government that serves ordinary Americans.

That impulse to help is in keeping with what pollsters find about women voters - they're more likely to support social spending and activist government.

Doing that in a way that really touches people's lives for the better will be the true measure of whether activist government can succeed.