Did the Articles of Confederation Fail? Probably Not

Tags: Big Government, Politics, U.S. History

01/10/2026 Larsen Plyler

The standard explanation for the Constitutional Convention was that the Articles of Confederation were a failure. However, the Articles actually worked the way they were supposed to work. Unfortunately, the advocates of a strong central government ultimately got their way.

Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/did-articles-confederation-fail-probably-not

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