The current recovery's slowness is often noted, but not explained. Despite economic growth's resumption it lags earlier recoveries — most notably in employment. Hard-core liberals complain still more government intervention is needed. However, historical comparison shows government's size and its response have never been greater, albeit to less effect. The recession's mantra has been too big to fail; in the case of the government's size and role in the recovery, perhaps it should be too big to succeed. The recent recession is the worst since the Great Depression, yet the differences in the government responses — and the economic recoveries...