Demystifying the Tea Party

Alex Burchfield

J.M. Bernstein provides an eloquent analysis of the Tea Party’s seething anger. But his article is not a scathing criticism, as we hear so frequently. It is a more complex critique of the origins of political identity. After reading Berstein’s argument, put yourself in the shoes of a Tea Party member, and ask yourself how you would react if you discovered your foundational political beliefs were false.