IN THE February 22, 2010, ISSUE
Senator Tea Party
In Jim DeMint of South Carolina, the conservative resurgence finds an ally
Magazine
Also In This Issue
Articles
The Not-So-Great Communicator
Obama has failed to connect because he never paid his dues
‘Not True’
With its Citizens United decision, the Supreme Court struck a blow for free speech
Docs and Doctorates
Health care would be more accessible if you didn’t need an M.D. to perform a colonoscopy
Features
Senator Tea Party
In Jim DeMint of South Carolina, the conservative resurgence finds an ally
The Way of the Whigs?
Lincoln’s first political party dissolved, and so could today’s Republicans
Books, Arts & Manners
The Hollow and the Ivy
The Marketplace of Ideas: Reform and Resistance in the American University, by Louis Menand (Norton, 176 pp., $24.95)
Men of Letters
Yours Ever: People and Their Letters, by Thomas Mallon (Pantheon, 352 pp., $26.95)
Back to Basics
We Still Hold These Truths: Rediscovering Our Principles, Reclaiming Our Future, by Matthew Spalding (ISI, 288 pp., $26.95)
Sections
From the Pelosi inbox . . .
Hate to bother you, but I’m sitting here in my office and suddenly craving something sweet. Can you handle this? Thnx . . . NP
Recluseland
I’m not sure I’m the go-to guy for a disquisition on The Catcher in the Rye