Mark A. Smith (Washington): Religion, Divorce, and the Missing Culture War in America. From National Affairs, Henry Olsen on Populism, American Style. Ted Rall on why the Tea Party is a protofascist movement (and more). An interview with Rick Santelli, father of the Tea Party? The Tea Party won't hurt Republicans as much as Democrats hope it will. The Billionaire's Party: David Koch is New York’s second-richest man, a celebrated patron of the arts, and the tea party’s wallet. A review of Rush Limbaugh: An Army of One by Zev Chafets. Horde Mentality: Mark Dery probes the intersection of anti-government paranoids and pop culture’s favorite symbol of doom, zombies. An article on Sarah Palin's struggle with English language. An analysis finds the Supreme Court’s center of gravity under John Roberts has edged to the right. A review of The Battle: How the Fight between Free Enterprise and Big Government Will Shape America's Future by Arthur Brooks (and more and more). A look at the 10 most horrifying, absurd things in the GOP state platforms. GOP Light: How the Democrats lost their way and screwed the working poor. Progressives should be proud of "sewer liberalism": It's on the economy where the real differences between left and right are clear. Less than two years after Bush left office, the public is being much kinder to him in polls — have Obama's problems led Americans to cut W some retrospective slack? (and more)
