Mark Dankof provides his take on the off-year American elections, with a look at specific news stories and sources and the larger implications involved. A discussion of the importance of culture and book reviews for future show segments is discussed with special reference to "The Ultimate Test in Personality and Ideological Analysis" at <a href="http://www.markdankof.com/personality&ideology.htm">http://www.markdankof.com/personality&ideology.htm</a>