"I can promise you that this is just the beginning of a new way of doing business here in Washington, because the American people have every right to expect and to demand a government that is more efficient, more accountable and more responsible in keeping the public's trust, " he said.

CNN: Obama pledges to turn tide on 'era of fiscal irresponsibility'

The Tea Party captured a fragment of the American psyche and the right very skillfully used that momentum to tell a new story about deficits and fiscal conservatism.

FORBES: Obama the Politician

Like their American counterparts, the ideologues of the new Dutch right have won a wide hearing for the idea that values are important.

ECONOMIST: Living with Islam

Here on the Space Coast, we started a new era of American exploration that is creating good jobs right here in this county. (Applause.) We've begun an ambitious new direction for NASA by laying the groundwork for 21st century space flight and innovation.

WHITEHOUSE: The White House

Maybe so, but what the American economy needs right now is more consumer confidence, and the purchase of new cars will embolden a consumer class that has been too careful of late.

FORBES: Cash for Clunkers works--on the surface.

Today, as journalism grapples with its digital future, Will is the dean of The Meek School of Journalism and New Media at The University of Mississippi, itself at the center of American history (the photo to the right taken by Ed Meek says it all).

FORBES: Inside Forbes: On a Visit to Ole Miss, a Look Into Journalism's Past, Present and Future