From National Review, William Voegeli on why liberalism is dangerous. A review of Nullification: How to Resist Federal Tyranny in the 21st Century by Thomas Woods. A review of The Clinton Tapes: Wrestling History with the President by Taylor Branch and The Death of American Virtue: Clinton vs. Starr by Ken Gormley. Frank Rich reviews The Promise: President Obama, Year One by Jonathan Alter. The left is finding out that Obama is not the progressive they fell in love with, but they should remember that progressive politicians have all the cards stacked against them. Why some Republicans want to "restore" the 13th Amendment: No, it’s not about slavery; like so much of our politics these days, it’s about Barack Obama. What will a Republican majority do next? Mark Schmitt investigates. The Fall and Rise of Rand Paul: Rumors of the Tea Party champion's demise have been greatly exaggerated — on the campaign trail with the most controversial politician in America. Keyboard Commandos: The folks who threaten political violence aren’t hiding — they’re tweeting and posting. In America, always more republican than democratic anyway (lower case, please), the power alignment is increasingly reasserting its horizontal bias. A review of Political Solidarity by Sally J. Scholz. Middle man: David Weigel on lessons from life in Washington's ideological gray zone. By refusing to take sides, the political agnostic shuns the virtue of justice and damns the good.
