"... the policies that shaped the US in the postwar era: high marginal tax rates on the rich and meaningful investment in public infrastructure, education, and technology."

This is interesting in the context of the current GOP race in the States, where the candidates continually speak about how America has become weak compared to what it was in the past. It seems these kinds of policies contributed to making it strong. But these kinds of policies are anathema in GOP circles now. Ironic.