The good, the bad, and the tea parties - A partial defence of the movement that has transformed the mid-term elections

In how many other countries would a powerful populist movement demand less of government, rather than endlessly and expensively more? Much of what is exceptional about America is its ideology of small government, free enterprise and self reliance. If that is what the tea-party movement is for, more power to its elbow. Read the complete article in The Economist here.