A new issue of Open Letters Monthly is out. A review of The Selected Essays of Gore Vidal. From National Review, David Limbaugh on a brotherly tribute to Rush. Douthat and Salam's Grand New Party wants the GOP to stand up for families; it's a great idea—and Obama's already doing it. Hal Lindsey on how Obama prepped world for the Antichrist. Obama's Racial Catch-22: For Barack Obama, countering racist attacks means acknowledging that racism is alive and well — which poses a threat to his hope-based campaign. The Post-Rove Guru: How the Republican Party stopped dreaming about a permanent majority and learned to think like McCain strategist Steve Schmidt. A Majority Delayed: Behind the scenes, Tom DeLay is still trying to return the Republicans to power. How screwed is the GOP? Meet Allen West, a desperate candidate for desperate times (and a slideshow). From Foreign Policy, meet Fethullah Gulen, the world’s top public intellectual; and a look at the world’s six most wanted war criminals. The fight between the Shiites and the Sunnis in Iraq seems to be quieting down, but the Shiites still have one fight left — among themselves. In a confidential memo, a company tells investors McCain's foreign-policy advisor and consultant Randy Scheunemann can help it win Iraqi oil contracts — because he was a "key player" in getting the US to invade.