I'm not really familiar with the changing landscape of philosophy in the 19th century, or how that pertains to political development. I'm also not saying that

I'm not really familiar with the changing landscape of philosophy in the 19th century, or how that pertains to political development. I'm also not saying that regulations are a natural development. I am saying that regulations were the development from the problems. Perhaps in another country, or across the multiverse, there were different reactions. My point is that the 19th century was not a regulation free paradise and that regulations did not arise in a vacuum. There were substantial externalities associated with the 19th century regulatory environment. As for today, we can talk overreach and rent seeking and all the other problems with excessive regulations - those are big components of our modern woes.