Rush Limbaugh is defending his comparison of the president's health care reform plan and Nazism, saying the Nazis were fundamentally national socialists who opposed small government and capitalism. We talk to ethicist Arthur Caplan, who writes that not only is Limbaugh muddying the health care debate, he's doing something much more serious--fueling the flames for Holocaust deniers.

Think again, says our guest, Minxin Pei. Per person, the U.S. is nearly 10 times richer than Asia; even at today's heady growth rates, it would take the average Asian worker 77 years to reach the income of today's average American. And on the road are some serious bumps, says Pei, including the lack of any big ideas in Asia to compete with Western ideas (like liberalism and markets) that organize the world today.  Minxin Pei is a senior associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, he's also professor of government, and director of the Keck Center for International and Strategic Studies at Claremont McKenna College.

Ever since news broke that the Obamas will be spending their vacation on Martha's Vineyard, the island off the coast of Massachusetts has been preparing for the first family. A local pet store created "Bobama" t-shirts (named for the first dog), a bartender has concocted the "Obamarita" and Secret Service agents have already taken up residence in Winnebagos. Julie Wells, editor of the "Vineyard Gazette," tells us how the island is preparing for the first family.

A businessman recently opened a nightclub in Baghdad complete with alcohol and belly dancers. He says his customers love to have a chance to dress up and relax. And his biggest worry is making sure his customers are safe inside his club. He says some people don't want his club to be open. For security reasons, the businessman did not want to be identified.

We revisit our conversation with the musician Stew, also known as Mark Stewart. Stew is the co-creator of the Tony winning musical "Passing Strange" which has just been made into a film by Spike Lee.

The following music is from “Passing Strange," performed by Stew with De’Adre Aziza, Eisa Davis, Colman Domingo, Chad Goodridge, Rebecca Naomi Jones, and Daniel Breaker.