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A letter-writer in my local paper today reaches the wrongest possible conclusion:

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Who is Glenn Beck, anyway? Thanks to a new book by Alexander Zaitchik, we are beginning to get a better sense of the man—a precocious former Top-40 deejay-turned-Mormon convert with a longstanding drug problem, no discernible book learning, and a mean streak a mile deep. We know he's the hottest host on cable TV, and soon, if all goes according to "The Plan," he'll be America's next great spiritual leader, stepping boldly forward to guide the Tea Party faithful in a complete remaking of this nation. It's high time somebody took a critical look at the full arc of Beck's character and career and understand what we're really up against.

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Yes, the apostle of free markets, the scourge of regulation and taxation, the bastion of nutcase supply side economics – the Wall Street Journal editorial page – has come out foresquare for more regulation…

For Haiti, at least. The Journal editorial contrasts the toll of the Haitian tragedy with the comparatively slight toll of a 1994 Northridge quake of similar power. more »

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One of the things I'm really liking about the new regime is the way the stark, terrified silence of the Bush years is giving way to noisy, energetic public discussion of subjects that would have been considered hardcore political pornography just a year or two ago. more »

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It is almost fitting that Senator Jesse Helms - longtime US Senator from North Carolina, onetime right-wing political commentator and a constant conservative voice on both domestic and foreign policy issues in American politics for the past half decade - passed away during an election year that may indeed see the demise of the conservative coalition that he was a key player in building. more »

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Dave Roberts of Grist takes a look at Newt Gingrich's innovative new environmental proposals which, unsurprisingly, looks like another fantastic opportunity for rich people to bleed the taxpayers: more »

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