PARTY IN SEARCH OF A NOTION. Our fearless leader Mike Tomasky wrote the new cover story for the May print issue of the Prospect, a piece that offers a lengthy rumination on the lingering “philosophy gap” between the left and the right and a prescription for closing it. Mike delineates the two basic liberal traditions — one emphasizing individual rights, the other emphasizing collective obligations and the common good — and argues forcefully for a revival of the latter strand as a means by which Democrats can win the country back. The essay is likely to provoke a lot of discussion and debate, and is highly worth a read.
–Sam Rosenfeld
