By Stephen A. Nuño.

The Conservative Political Action Committee (CPAC) convention signified the growing weight of libertarian sentiment among so-called conservatives. When the detestable Ryan Sorba was booed off stage for his anti-gay remarks it was a clear indicator that conservatives seem willing, at least for now, to acknowledge that their social purity strategy is a clear loser in the eyes of the electorate. The growth potential for the GOP is not in “family values”, but among those who want limited government.

The Americano supports limited government. Over the last century government has abandoned its constitutional limitations in many areas and has taken to itself the privileges of overbearing control of many things previously off limits. We believe that the government should play little to no role in the decisions made by citizens, so long as those [...]