From The Nation, Melissa Harris-Perry on the misunderestimation of Sarah Palin. From TNR, Jason Zengerle on Bill Kristol's Think Tank Fetish: A complete history of his pseudo-intellectual hackery. Hands up who knows that a major source of Tea Party ideological fervour is long-forgotten 19th-century French economist Frederic Bastiat. "We are at war": David Neiwert on how |http://www.alternet.org/news/148946/"weareatwar":howmilitias,racistsandanti-semitesfoundahomeintheteaparty/|militias, racists and anti-Semites| found a home in the Tea Party. Glenn Beck is only the latest of the deranged people, movements and governments that, inevitably, find their way to anti-Semitism. Richard T. Hughes on the Christian Right in context (in 4 parts). From Patrol, a look at the ten worst Christian media hacks. The Republican base's favorite pundits: Conservative activists name Rush Limbaugh and Glenn Beck their favorite commentators. A look at 5 right-wing scumbags bankrolling dangerous (and plain weird) conservative causes. From The New Yorker, will John Boehner control the Tea Party Congress? Off the Mark: Conservatives ranting against earmarks are really promoting big government. Michael Lind on why we need Big Business and Big Government: The small-is-beautiful orthodoxy prevents Americans from thinking seriously about job creation and economic growth. Obama’s hold on Big Business: The president has Corporate America right where he wants it. The presidency has become one emergency after another — how should Obama handle it?
