The Perils of 'Populist Chic'

Wall Street Journal by Mark Lilla | Nov. 8, 2008 (Opinion)

Finita la commedia. Many things ended on Tuesday evening when Barack Obama was elected the 44th president of the United States, and depending on how you voted you are either celebrating or mourning this weekend. But no matter what our political affiliations, we should all -- Republicans and Democrats alike -- be toasting the return of Governor Sarah Palin to Juneau, Alaska.

The Palin farce is already the stuff of legend. For a generation at least ... Full Story »

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 by Patricia L'Herrou - Nov. 10, 2008

perhaps what's most interesting and most corroborates the author's thesis is to read the posted comments afterward. i would like to have read more citations as both illustration and counterpoint for the history he sees over the last thirty years

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