05 Jun 2005
Interest-Group Conservatism

Ah, how did I miss this (from 4 May 2005)? But, as my momma used to always say, better late than never! So here ya go: a depressingly accurate take on the state of government in America.

One might have expected that once in command, conservative politicians would work to further reduce Washington's power and bury the model of special-interest-driven government expansion for good. But one would have been wrong. Instead, Republicans have gleefully taken possession of the old liberal spoils system and converted it to their own purposes. The result is the curious governing philosophy of interest-group conservatism: the expansion and exploitation of government by people who profess to dislike it.

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