From TNR, the interested man: Nathan Glazer on Irving Kristol. From The Americano, Pedro Blas Gonzalez on intellectuals, democracy and good will. From American, are liberals smarter than conservatives?: What if we could know, scientifically, that one side has the edge in brainpower, and should that change how we think about political issues? From The Smart Set, how can we bring together red and blue America? Marry fashion with industry. Why even Obama cannot bring an end to the culture wars. Assessing a young presidency: Barack Obama campaigned as a populist firebrand but governs like a cerebral consensus builder — the founding fathers wouldn't have it any other way. From The New Yorker, David Remnick on how Cornel West keeps his promise to Barack Obama; and Louis Menand on the White House vs. Fox News. Obama's Foxhole: Is journalistic objectivity at risk of becoming collateral damage in the war between Fox News and the White House? (and more from Slate) Birth of a Blowhard: Did Glenn Beck hatch his plan to become a right-wing radio megastar on Connecticut's airways? From John Birchers to Birthers: The right's paranoid political style has gone mainstream. "Social justice is for losers": Neil Lambert on trying — and failing! — to infiltrate the Tea Party Movement. Meet the senators in the creepy Right-wing cult trying to defeat health care reform. Send lawyers, guns, and money: Anti-Obama paranoia is good for at least one business. Who is us? Even Newt Gingrich recognizes that the right's ideological litmus tests are bad news. From CRB, Henry Olsen on the reemerging Republican majority.