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"Miss Liberty America" will be the first pageant of its kind to judge contestants on their marksmanship.

A 'Tea Party beauty pageant'

Miss Liberty America contestants must display beauty, brains, and basic firearms competency. A quick guide to the latest innovation in conservative culture

 
Tea Party Nation? : Best Column
A homemade sign at a Washington D.C. Tea Party rally depicts a perplexed George Washington

Why liberals don't get the Tea Party movement

Tea Partiers are standing up for a commitment to limited government that begins with the Founders, says Peter Berkowitz in the WSJ. Do progressives not know their history?

 
Tea Party Nation? : Opinion Brief
The Tea Party will continue until we have a "solid economic recovery," says New York Times columnist Frank Rich.

Will the Tea Party last beyond 2010?

Tea Partiers have high hopes for their favorite candidates on Election Day. But will the midterms be their movement's high-water mark?

 
Tea Party Nation? : Flashback
The Taxed Enough Already or Tea Party rallies in April 2009 sparked a political fire that could change the upcoming elections.

Who correctly predicted the Tea Party's rise?

A look back at what commentators got right (and wrong) about the anti-government movement back when it first came on the scene in 2009

 
Tea Party Nation? : Opinion Brief
Ronald Reagan, seen here campaigning in 1980, might not have been asked to Tea.

Would Ronald Reagan fit into the 'snarling' Tea Party?

Rep. Bob Inglis (R-SC) says the optimistic, inspiring GOP icon would not be welcomed by the angry, divisive activists of today

 
Tea Party Nation? : Opinion Brief
Through Tea-colored glasses, Bush is just one of liberals.

Does the Tea Party GOP make Bush look 'liberal'?

Bill Clinton says the Republicans have moved so far right, they make George W.Bush look left wing. Acute analysis or typical Democrat bluster?

 
Tea Party Nation? : Opinion Brief
New York GOP gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino: Does his stance on gay-pride parades undermine his position on gay marriage?

A Tea Party governor for New York?

With the state's GOP primary for governor in a dead heat, Tea Partier Carl Paladino could claim a once-inconceivable victory against "establishment" Republicans

 
Tea Party Nation? : Opinion Brief
Carl Paladino suggests using former state prisons as camps for those on welfare to learn how to find work.

Prison camps for welfare recipients?

A Tea Party-backed NY gubernatorial candidate has suggested welfare recipients be housed in unused jails. Does anyone agree with him?

 
Tea Party Nation? : Best Column
Are the Koch brothers the financial backbone of the Tea Party movement?

The billionaire Koch brothers: Tea Party puppetmasters?

The New Yorker makes a case that a pair of wealthy brothers is the force behind the Tea Party movement. Here, 5 key assertions from a new article

 
Tea Party Nation? : Opinion Brief
The Tea Party's funds shortage may stem from a lack of support from wealthy conservative donors.

Is the Tea Party going broke?

Tea Party groups have run into a fund-raising wall, reports Politico. Will that limit their impact on American politics this fall?

 
Tea Party Nation? : Opinion Brief
Colonial Williamsburg: A new vacation destination for Tea Partiers.

A Tea Party invasion of Colonial Williamsburg?

The Virginia theme park has become a vacation hotspot for Tea Partiers, reports The Washington Post. What are the activists hoping to learn from actors in wigs?

 
Tea Party Nation? : Opinion Brief
Is the Tea Party shattering?

Is the Tea Party breaking up?

What a feud between rival leaders means for the grassroots movement's future

 
Tea Party Nation? : Opinion Brief
Has the Tea Party figured out how to win elections?

Does Congress need a Tea Party Caucus?

The Tea Party now has an official House caucus. Who's jumping on board, and who isn't?

 
Tea Party Nation? : Opinion Brief
Mark Williams.

Mark Williams: Kicked out of the Tea Party for 'racism'

Did Williams truly cross a line with his "bigoted" mockery of the NAACP, or did the National Tea Party Federation expel him to placate its liberal critics?

 
Tea Party Nation? : Opinion Brief
A Tea Party billboard in Mason City, IA

Comparing Obama to Hitler: A Tea Party divided

An Iowa Tea Party group has been blasted by fellow Tea Partiers for putting up a billboard comparing Obama to Hitler. What does the incident reveal about the movement?

 
Tea Party Nation? : Opinion Brief
Krista Branch sings "I Am America."

The Tea Party 'national anthem'?

The buzzy new single from Christian artist Krista Branch delivers a dose of Tea Party values in the form of song

 

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