Obituary: Rush Limbaugh

The Legacy of the Mid-American Talk Radio Host

America’s foremost talk radio host died on Wednesday. Broadcast journalist Rush Limbaugh infused a middle class American ethos—forged by his years in Cape Girardeau, Pittsburgh and Sacramento—into his top-ranked weekday program. I think this is integral to his success. He never conducted himself as an intellectual who thought he was inherently better th…