Went to one of the Springsteen shows last weekend. The show was really marred—with my apologies to Kevin Cherry–by his sophomoric attempts at political commentary. At one point someone in the audience even let loose with Laura Ingraham’s battle cry, “Shut Up and Sing.” It was also cold, and almost all stadium shows by definition are terrible. But hearing some of the songs from The Rising performed in New York City was moving. And he delivered rousing—are there any other kind?—performances of Badlands and Rosalita…

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Rich Lowry is the editor in chief of National Review.
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