Last of the Culture Warriors

Washington Post by Peter Beinart | Nov. 3, 2008 (Opinion)

Why has America turned on Sarah Palin? Obviously, her wobbly television interviews haven't helped. Nor have the drip, drip of scandals from Alaska, which have tarnished her reformist image. But Palin's problems run deeper, and they say something fundamental about the political age being born. Palin's brand is culture war, and in America today culture war no longer sells. The struggle that began in the 1960s -- which put questions of racial, sexual and ... Full Story »

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by Dan Kennedy - Nov. 4, 2008

Beinart argues that Sarah Palin represents the end of an era, as the culture wars of the past generation have become passé. But as he concedes, that's largely because of economic woes, which may or may not last. He makes some good points, but it's too facile to suggest that what may be a passing moment represents real generational change.