Back to serious reading.

I think it is time to get back to serious and fundamental reading (if you are up to it of' course).
Something beyond partisan politics or demographic make-up of the country. We need to continue the understanding of underlying philosophical and/or ideological framework. Therefore I suggest us to seek and share information that allows us to distance from the technicalities of the reality and see the bigger picture.
To start I would suggest checking these two links bellow. The second one is quite long so you nay want to read it in parts if you don't have time:

http://www.monbiot.com/archives/2004/11/09/religion-of-the-rich/

http://polaris.gseis.ucla.edu/pagre/conservatism.html

Please let me know if you find anything interesting to read as well.