Reading the Weekly Standard reader

By Michael Brendan Dougherty • Sep 18,2005

Reading the Weekly Standard reader

In the introduction to The Weekly Standard: A Reader: 1995-2005, Bill Kristol announces that in his selection he attempts to communicate the magazine’s “essential history and its spirit.” Judged by this...

By Amy Phillips • Sep 18,2005

Is Paypal your pal?

The U.S. government believes that all customers of Paypal’s online money transfer service are criminals until they prove otherwise, and Rich Kyanka has had some trouble proving he’s not a crook. Kyanka...

By AF Editors • Sep 11,2005

The circus is back in town

A sadly entertaining peek at some of the bills Congressmen have proposed this year.

By Eric Neigher • Sep 11,2005

Dear L.A.,

Dear City of Los Angeles, We need to talk. I think you know as well as I do that our relationship has been going through a rough patch lately, and...

By AF Editors • Sep 05,2005

Mobile menace?

Does banning cell phones in cars really improve road safety? How about banning chihuahuas?

By AF Editors • Sep 05,2005

Welcome to your legacy, Mr. President

The old saying goes, “Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.” Such is the case if disaster strikes when you’re unprepared. Now, with New Orleans...