The Editors

Matt Yglesias on appeasement: That’s all fine, but the premise of the appeasement frame is that we’re dealing with hardcore irrational ideologues who’ll stop at nothing to destroy us. Adolf Hitler actually was such a man and, not coincidentally, he wasn’t particularly interested in acquiring the international prestige and legitimacy associated with a sit-down with […]

With all the brouhaha surrounding McCain and Parsley, we think a little self-congratulation is in order. While other independent magazines like Mother Jones have called attention to this issue, no other publication has been as dedicated to this story as the Prospect and our reporter Sarah Posner. Way back in 2005 she wrote the definitive […]

Mark Schmitt has some thoughts about last night’s results: The presidential primary process, over the years since Eugene McCarthy “won” New Hampshire by losing it in 1968, has evolved into such an elaborate analysis of expectations and sequence that, this year, it has finally imploded on itself. Every other Tuesday brings a new analysis of […]

Sarah Posner on the religious right: n the wake of the California Supreme Court’s gay marriage ruling, religious right organizations from coast to coast are whipping out their “activist judges” talking points and launching campaigns to make gay marriage unconstitutional at the state and federal level. Even before the decision came down, the straight-talking John […]

Paul Waldman argues that same-sex marriage will lack the political salience it had in recent elections: last week when the Supreme Court of the largest state in the union issued a similar ruling, making California the second state with full marriage rights for all citizens, the political reaction was remarkably subdued. Yes, there will be […]

Terry Samuel writes that Harry Reid is experiencing an unusual emotion — hope: Harry Reid is optimistic, a rare state for the Democratic Senate majority leader and self-declared cynic (“It means I’m disappointed less often,” he says). Given the current political mood it would be hard for him not to be.This year, voters have taken […]

From 1:00-2:30 today the Prospect is hosting an event for Sarah Posner, author of the FundamentaList and the new book God’s Profits: Faith, Fraud, and the Republican Crusade for Values Voters. A brief description: While the “old guard” of the Religious Right political movement faces challenges to its leadership and significant changes within the broader […]

Amanda Marcotte writes about today’s multicultural music: The urge to borrow and take inspiration from the music of other cultures is nothing new, of course. The Beatles famously helped introduce the sitar to American and British pop music after they gained an interest in India. The band Santana made a splash bringing Latin American rhythms […]

Spencer Ackerman places the box-office hero in the context of an evolving critique of American militarism: For years, Iron Man’s lesson was just that simple: Stark’s keen technological mind represented the secret of American vitality; Iron Man’s contribution to the nation’s defense was an obligation that his gifts bestowed. America, under this Cold War logic, […]

Next Monday, May 19th, the Prospect is hosting an event for Sarah Posner, author of the FundamentaList and the new book God’s Profits: Faith, Fraud, and the Republican Crusade for Values Voters. A brief description: While the “old guard” of the Religious Right political movement faces challenges to its leadership and significant changes within the […]