Author: AF Editors

By Jan 16,2010

Egypt arrests bloggers

Their crime? Supporting Christian-Muslim solidarity in the aftermath of religious violence. POMED (PDF) reports: The group arrested in Egypt, which includes prominent Coptic Christian and Muslim activists and bloggers, had...

By Jan 16,2010

The fantasy of non-partisan politics

Pete Abel is a moderate. But earlier this week, he decided he was going to switch his registration from Independent to Democrat because he’s sick and tired of partisan politics....

By Jan 13,2010

Obama: Wimp or warrior?

The NY Times has stirred the pot by asking this question on the front page of its latest Week in Review. Bob Stein suggests this is just a tread-worn conservative...

By Jan 12,2010

Best military books of the decade

Military Times has posted a list of the 16 best military books of the decade. Regrettably, I can only say that I’ve read two-and-a-half of them. The first is The...

By Jan 12,2010

The Pink Lady

Recently, I bought a pair of Nixon-Agnew cufflinks, issued to commemorate their second inauguration in 1973. I bought them for the kitsch value and because they were cheap. Regrettably, I...

By Jan 10,2010

Yes, politicize national security

Jamie Kirchick writes, The truth is, politicization of an issue ought not be an accusation at all. It’s by politicizing issues, no matter what they are, no matter which party...