The rise of the Republicrats: conservatives swore that they'd shrink the government once they got power. Well, they have it--and the government is bigger than ever. Now, some on the right have a surprising response: embrace the welfare state.(APPRAISAL)
American Prospect, The, September, 2006 by Klein, Ezra
TAKING ITS NAME FROM A SERIES OF ANTITYRANNY pamphlets published in the early 18th century, the libertarian Cato Institute is the foremost advocate for small-government principles in American life. Its 95 full-time employees, 70 adjunct scholars, 20 fellows, and army of interns work out of an eye-catching cube of glass and steel on Massachusetts Avenue and generated more than $22.4 million in revenues in 2005.
And while Cato's millions haven't been enough to elect Atlas Shrugged's John Galt president, they've at least made him heard: The media watchdog group Fairness and Accuracy ...
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