The Editors

POSTED ON TAP ONLINE: WHAT EVANGELICAL PROBLEM? We’ve all heard about how evangelicals will never be able to support the Mormon Mitt Romney as a GOP presidential candidate. But as Sarah Posner reports today, Romney actually already has some top-dog supporters from the American Christian right. –The Editors

FYI. For those in the area, Tom will be at Olsson‘s in Alexandria at 7:30 tonight, discussing Whistling Past Dixie. –The Editors

POSTED ON TAP ONLINE: THE CASE FOR BOLDNESS. Prospect founders mix it up, as Bob Kuttner today responds to Paul Starr‘s progressive case for supporting Bush‘s health plan: I’ve teased Paul, who is ordinarily a rather prudent and moderate liberal, that he is sounding a little like the Italian communists who used to say, Tanto […]

JUST POSTED ON TAP ONLINE: EVERYBODY GET TOGETHER. In her new book, Barbara Ehrenreich examines the power of collective gatherings. According to Jeanine Plant, Ehrenreich’s view may explain why the atmosphere was so jubilant at Saturday’s antiwar rallies, even though Bush & Co. seem unlikely to withdraw from Iraq any time soon. –The Editors

JUST POSTED ON TAP ONLINE: THE FIGHT WE’RE IN. It’s become increasingly clear that Bush isn’t going to concede it’s time to get out of Iraq. So Terence Samuel tackles the question of how the Democrats should go about forcing a troop withdrawal. –The Editors

JUST POSTED ON TAP ONLINE: TRAPPED IN THE IRON CAGE. Jo-Ann Mort talks to Rashid Khalidi about his new book, The Iron Cage: The Story of the Palestinian Struggle for Statehood. –The Editors

JUST POSTED ON TAP ONLINE: HORN OF PLENTY. Western Africa is the latest frontier in Bush’s “war on terror,” and the Defense Department is looking to set up an African Command. The conflict in Somalia isn’t helping matters. Writes Jason Motlagh: Pentagon architects are already providing arms and expertise to a host of African “partners” […]

JUST POSTED ON TAP ONLINE: HEDGEHOG FOLLIES. Harold riffs on the president’s stunning indifference both to the will of the American public and to the wild incoherence of his own foreign policy. –The Editors

POSTED ON TAP ONLINE: TWO HEALTH CARE DEBATES. We’ve got two health care-related pieces up, both meant to provoke responses. Our own Paul Starr, bucking the early liberal take regarding the president’s State of the Union health care proposals, makes the long-term progressive case for supporting Bush‘s plan. Be sure to take a look. Meanwhile, […]

SCHALLER ON COLBERT. We’d be remiss in not plugging Tom‘s appearance on The Colbert Report this week to discuss Whistling Past Dixie. Take a look. –The Editors