Beyond Public Austerity

Ross Douthat:

...too many conservatives have convinced themselves that "re-commit to limited government" is the only political lesson the post-Bush Republican Party needs to learn. It's true that the G.O.P.'s modest resurgence has been fueled by voter backlash against the various expansions of government being passed and contemplated by the Obama administration. But despite what many on the right believe, Republicans didn't lose in 2006 and 2008 because they were insufficiently committed to...