Author: AF Editors

By Oct 29,2009

A superb article on Afghanistan

There’s plenty of material out there, but Steve Biddle’s article in TNR [subscription only] stands head and shouders above the rest. Even if you’re against more troops, you should test...

By Oct 27,2009

Fashionable racism?

Yesterday, I was flipping through the Brooks Brothers fall catalogue. The catalog tells a story, in which all the models are part of one multi-generational (super-rich, super-WASPy) family. Except for...

By Oct 27,2009

Michael Goldfarb’s war on J Street

Michael Goldfarb is not interested in constructive criticism of J Street. What Mike wants is to expose J Street as a fringe, left-wing activist group that only pretends to be...

By Oct 21,2009

Hear me now and believe me later!

[Post bumped and updated] Tomorrow (Wednesday) evening at 6:30pm, I’ll be part of a panel discussion on the topic of “Afghanistan: Should We Stay Or Should We Go?” Details here....

By Oct 21,2009

Counterterrorism vs. Counterinsurgency

Can you put that in layman’s terms? Which one has a better chance of working? Option 1: Counterterrorism. Robert Pape: Fortunately, the United States does not need to station large...