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On Saturday, September 18th, Glenn Beck and Andrew Breitbart headlined an event entitled “Right Nation 2010,” held just outside of Chicago, Illinois. As you will see in our video report from the scene, when Andrew Breitbart arrived at the Sears Centre, he was met with an angry mob of protesters who were calling for an ‘end to hate’ while also hurling expletives and homophobic slurs toward the targets of their enmity. In the following dramatic video, Breitbart brings the protest to a complete halt by cleverly asking sign holders to do the impossible: explain the placards they were carrying. In...

Andrew Breitbart was met by an angry mob of protesters at the Right Nation Conference in Chicago Saturday night. In the following video, Breitbart brings the protest to a complete halt by cleverly asking sign holders to do the impossible: explain the placards they were carrying. In the end, the frustrated organizers abruptly end their protest and leave.

Herman Cain gave a rousing speech at Right Nation 2010! http://www.therightscoop.com/herman-cain-at-right-nation-2010

I’m not exactly sure what time Glenn speaks, but the event starts at 7PM EST and will feature Andrew Breitbart, US Congressman Aaron Schock, and of course Glenn Beck. Also thanks to Liberty.com for providing the live stream. Also join the chat below (max 50 users). UPDATE: Andrew Breitbart speaks at 7:30, Glenn Beck at 8:12 CST.

Daniel Sneider There is a fine tradition of Europeans explaining America to itself. The most famous example of this is the Frenchman Alexis de Tocqueville's two-volume masterpiece, ``Democracy in America,´´ written during the 1830s. ``The Right Nation,´´ by two British journalists, John Micklethwait and Adrian Wooldridge, may not be nearly so enduring a classic. Nor does it match de Tocqueville´s profound insights into American life. But it does offer a journey into American political life that is rich in reporting and provocative in its analysis. ``This book is both a portrait and an argument,´´ write the authors, both of whom...

EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the third in a series of excerpts from The Right Nation, by John Micklethwait and Adrian Wooldridge. (For the first installment, click here, for the second, here. A MOVEMENT, NOT JUST A PARTY At this point, it is worth emphasizing the gap between conservative America and America. Despite its celebration of populism, American conservatism is not as popular as it likes to think. The Right may be in the driver's seat and it may help to explain why the United States is different, but the Right is not the United States. In 2000 George W. Bush...