Author: AF Editors

By Jul 25,2009

The generals of ’76

The Wall Street Journal has a very good profile today of the West Point Class of 1976, whose graduates include Ray Odierno, our commander in Iraq, and Stanley McChrystal, our...

By Jul 20,2009

Meanwhile back at the ranch…

This would’ve been much bigger news if not for the Sotomayor hearings — Kevin Drum notices that moderate Senate Democrats have excised the card-check provision from the Employee Free Choice...

By Jul 19,2009

Multiple cheers for polygamy!

My cultural intake the past couple of weeks has provided me with a strong dose of polygamy. Courtesy of Netflix, I am about to finish season two of Big Love,...

By Jul 18,2009

A tsunami in Japanese politics

The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has dominated Japan for more than fifty years. In that time, the opposition provided one prime minister, who held office for less than a year....