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Desperately Seeking a GOP Hero
A true maverick who's not afraid to stake their career on pulling the Republicans back from the fringe could single-handedly set the party back on track.
Are Jews Really Liberal?
In time for the High Holidays, Daphne Merkin examines the hot air rhetoric in Norman Podhoretz's new polemic, Why Are Jews Liberal?, and comes away unconvinced.
18 Outrageous Conservative Quotes
Republican Congressman Joe Wilson made a name for himself Wednesday night by shouting "You lie!" during President Obama's health-care speech to Congress, but he's hardly the first conservative to spark controversy with a crazy statement. In his new book, Republican Gomorrah, Daily Beast columnist Max Blumenthal presented a compendium of quotes from influential right-wingers.
Inside America's Holiest University
Kevin Roose went undercover at Liberty University for his new exposé about the dorm life of evangelicals. Jo Piazza talks to school chancellor Jerry Falwell Jr. about why he's turning the other cheek and still hopes to save Roose's immortal soul.
The Man Who Helped Drive Powell Away From His Party
How Christian leader James Dobson helped drive Colin Powell into the arms of the enemy.

















