TYH??? at HNN???

Though it's hard for me to think of myself as young or top, here it is:

http://hnn.us/roundup/entries/50795.html

CONSERVATISM AND THE RACE CARD

An extended essay on conservatism and race for you to "enjoy." I must also say that I was inspired here by my friend George Cotkin's recent writing about history and the moral imagination...

http://www.bookforum.com/inprint/015_02/2456

THE BITTER END

Thus entitled this long review essay I wrote about Jonah Goldberg's Liberal Fascism and what it says about the state of conservative thought today. Some ask -- as it is asked here -- whether the book merits review. Yes, it does, I would say, for what it tells us about the conservative psyche. Enjoy:

http://www.bostonreview.net/BR33.3/mattson.php

POPULISM AS PANDERING

If you've ever watched Hillary Clinton down shots of Crown Royal and thought: WTF? Here's my response:

http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/kevin_mattson/2008/05/theatre_of_the_absurd.html