One last thing on the Gramsci vs. Tocqueville Culture War. This is a great quote from, believe it or not, Lew Rockwell, on John's piece:
Gramscians want to transform America, while the Tocquevillians want to transmit American values to the next generation. But in fact what his "Tocquevillians" too often do is transmit the transformations wrought by the Left.
I think it sums it up perfectly. It was discussed on FR here.