Leviathan on the Right: How Big-government Conservatism Brought Down the Republican RevolutionDespite an ostensibly conservative Republican president and republican control of Congress, government is bigger and more intrusive than ever. That is not by accident; it is the conscious aim of a new brand of conservatism that seeks, not to reduce the size of government, but to use big government for conservative ends. This book shows how the Bush administration, Congress, and large parts of the Republican Party and the conservative movement have abandoned traditional conservative ideals and embraced the idea of big government. |
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BIGGOVERNMENT CONSERVATISM IN ACTION | 75 |
National Busybodies | 197 |
DEFINING THE FUTURE | 205 |
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