IN THE April 30, 2012, ISSUE
Big &#%!ing Joker
On the comedy routine that is Joe Biden’s vice presidency.
Magazine
Also In This Issue
Articles
Features
Books, Arts & Manners
Heterodox Nation
A review of Bad Religion: How We Became a Nation of Heretics, by Ross Douthat.
Trend Is Not Destiny
A review of The Lost Majority: Why the Future of Government Is Up for Grabs — and Who Will Take It, by Sean Trende.
Faith and Foreign Policy
A review of Sword of the Spirit, Shield of Faith: Religion in American War and Diplomacy, by Andrew Preston.
What Lies Beneath
A review of Vanished Kingdoms: The Rise and Fall of States and Nations, by Norman Davies.
Sections
Middle-Class Mick
While the upper-middle-class corner the pop biz and the NGOs, what’s left for the masses?