The debate heats up, over at Cato Unbound, as to the GOP's future relating to limited government.

David Frum takes on his critics (including me) here. (My response here)

David Boaz argues for libertarianism's "coherence" here.

Bruce Bartlett argues that freedom isn't just about small government (and that it's just another word for nothing left to lose) here.

And Ross Douthat touches on "fusionism" -- essentially, the argument that libertarians and social conservatives are natural allies -- here. (It's a topic on which I spill some considerable ink in my forthcoming book.)

Somehow, no one seems to want to make the argument that Bush has actually been a great conservative president. Did nobody call Fred Barnes or David Brooks?