Author: AF Editors

By Sep 18,2008

Use the Force, Sen. Obama

I disagree with my home state senator, Barack Obama, on a number of policy issues; however, today I applaud him for wielding his influence (aka “using the force”) for good....

By Sep 18,2008

Higher Taxes!

It’s the patriotic thing to do. Seriously, Senator Biden? Granted, it’s sort of a throwback to JFK’s “ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you...

By Sep 17,2008

And speaking of feminism…

Here’s some free advice to any males out there: if the subject of Sarah Palin comes up, and there’s a female in the vicinity, do try to look suitably outraged....

By Sep 17,2008

Imagination

Over in (non-Soviet) Russia, trading was suspended yesterday after markets tumbled 17%. Some Russian reportedly said: “It is a situation of total mistrust. The liquidity crisis is being caused by...

By Sep 17,2008

Chairman Bernanke, Dear Leader

This is approximately the only time I’ll be posting anything on macroeconomics, because frankly I’d almost rather be writing about third-wave feminism or something. But yesterday’s news that the Federal...

By Sep 16,2008

But it worked for Rome! Sort of…

Andrew J. Bacevich has a characteristically smart piece in the new Atlantic Monthly on the largely internal debate over military tactics fought between what he terms the Crusaders and the...