Author: AF Editors

Posted by the team at America's Future.
By AF Editors • Oct 25,2008

Waiting for the Barbarians

Donadio’s fine post on the madness of Mr. Krauthammer put me in mind of the wonderful poem by Constantine Cavafy, “Waiting for the Barbarians”: What are we waiting for, assembled...

By AF Editors • Oct 24,2008

The virtues of clarity

Ordinarily, the experience of reading Leon Wieseltier’s turgid prose is akin to masturbating in warm bathwater. Today, however, I came upon a surprisingly on-the-nose expression of his political preferences, which...

By AF Editors • Oct 24,2008

It's a gift, really

I have no idea what effect Billy Joel’s endorsement will have on the Obama campaign, but, speaking personally, I can only agree with Joe Queenan’s assessment that BIlly Joel has...

By AF Editors • Oct 24,2008

Well, at least it wasn't the Killing Fields

Passing through campus today, I noticed a copy of Chicago Weekly, an independent University of Chicago newspaper, with a cover story on community-supported agriculture, tastefully titled “The Great Leap Forward.”...

By AF Editors • Oct 23,2008

The Upsetter speaks

Matt Frost, over at the American Scene points out some useful commentary from Lee “Scratch” Perry on the financial crisis. Granted, one might want to think twice before taking economic...