In Search of a Small-Government Republican

In Search of a Small-Government Republican:


In 2010, the Tea Party led a return to conservatism's traditional small-government roots, resulting in the biggest Republican landslide in 70 years. Yet, just five weeks out from the Iowa caucuses, both of the front-runners for the Republican nomination are strong advocates for a bigger, more activist government. Cato scholar Michael D. Tanner argues, "Neither Mitt Romney nor Newt Gingrich are a threat to truly cut back the size, cost, and intrusiveness of the federal government. ...For those with a yearning for a smaller, more limited, more constitutional government, this election becomes more dismal with each passing day."

• "Back to Bush's Big-Government Conservatism," by Michael D. Tanner
• "Newt Gingrich Is No Conservative," by Gene Healy