Just got home from a talk by AEI’s David Frum who, in the name of modernizing conservatism, called for a carbon tax, a VAT, a tax on unhealthy foods and the continuation of legalized abortion. Words and and concepts that were never mentioned in the talk include liberty, free markets, minimal government, or even free enterprise. Targets for criticism included Rush Limbaugh, the Tea Party movement, libertarians, Sarah Palin, Glenn Beck, Ron Paul and Mark Levin.