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Author: AF Editors

By Jul 09,2006

Regulatory robber barons

An exclusive excerpt of Tim Carney's new book The Big Ripoff: How Big Business and Big Government Steal Your Money, now available now from John Wiley & Sons.

By Jun 11,2006

Get rid of the high places

While Congress scampers to make new ethics rules in response to the Abramoff and Jefferson scandals, we see once again why the conservative answer to this problem is the libertarian...

By May 29,2006

George Clooney’s neocon moment

Though liberals like George Clooney won't want to admit their slide to a neoconservative foreign policy, they might not have a choice regarding Darfur.

By May 22,2006

Zombie Politics

Stephen King is much more of a craftsman than he is usually given credit for, and his books are always entertaining. Cell goes off track, however, when the author pauses...