America the Banana Republic - Christopher Hitchens, Vanity Fair

Meet Sarah Palin’s Radical Right-Wing Pals - Max Blumenthal and David Neiwert, Salon

Panic Attacks: Voters Unload at GOP Rallies - Jonathan Martin, Politico

The Chameleon: Who is the Real Sarah Palin? - Ian Cobain, The Guardian

Moment of Truth - Paul Krugman, New York Times

Sister, Sister - Susanna Schrobsdorff, Newsweek

Hoover vs. Roosevelt? - E.J. Dionne, Washington Post

DOJ Goes Long for Sarah Palin - Scott Horton, Harper's

John McCain and the October Surprise - Steve Kornacki, New York Observer

The Obama Surge: Will It Last? - Joe Klein, Time

Obama's, and Our, Iceberg - Rosa Brooks, Los Angeles Times

Cleaning the Ayres - Gail Collins, New York Times

Democratic Strategists See Landslide in the Making - David Paul Kuhn, Politico

McCain in a Bear Market - George Will, Washington Post

A Rescue Plan That Didn't - Steve Chapman, Chicago Tribune

For John McCain, These Aren’t the Good Ol’ Days - Margery Eagan, Boston Herald

Michael Miner examines the Vice-Presidential debate, and what is to come next.

Ali Meyer looks at Senator Biden's involvement in the War on Drugs.