Conservatism’s heart and soul
George W. Bush’s two terms have done almost as much to confound conservatives over their ideology as they have to empower them. With the president’s final months in office approaching, and Republicans about to nominate an even more divisive figure on the right, the Weekly Standard’s Matthew Continetti and the American Spectator’s W. James Antle III debate how the following issues have affected and will impact the conservative movement: foreign interventionism, Bush’s massive deficit spending, the religious right and more.