Author: AF Editors

By • Oct 15,2009

Weekly Standard = Pravda?

TNR’s Jon Chait is furious about Republican demagoguery: There’s not much fun in conceding that your side is winning over public opinion by exploiting ignorance and fear. It’s far more...

By • Oct 13,2009

No global warming since 1998?

The Weekly Standard blog links to a BBC article which reports, For the last 11 years we have not observed any increase in global temperatures.  Naturally, the Standard reminds us...

By • Oct 13,2009

Dianne Feinstein, Afghanistan hawk

I’m glad to see a staunch liberal staying strong on this issue. Hypothetical question: What if Feinstein were up for re-election in 2010 instead of 2012? I don’t know, but...

By • Oct 13,2009

Who would Obama give the Prize to?

I’m guessing he wouldn’t answer that question, but I hope his answer would be Morgan Tsavngirai, leader of a peaceful effort to bring democracy and human rights to Zimbabwe, which...

By • Oct 11,2009

What the Norwegians were thinking

The President’s reaction to winning the Nobel Prize was to say he will “not view it as a recognition of my own accomplishments.” Presidents rarely refuse to take credit for...