Commentary - America's Future

By Joseph Hammond • Jun 14,2013

Crossed Swords? Rethinking The ‘Clash’ Of Christians And Muslims

Since Samuel Huntington unveiled his “Clash of Civilization” thesis in a 1993 Foreign Affairs article, a cottage industry of critiques have emerged to challenge it. Great thinkers, such as Amartya Sen, Amin...

By Elisha Maldonado • Jun 13,2013

Turkish Democracy Fights A Rearguard Action In Taksim Square

Two weeks ago, several dozen environmentalists gathered in Istanbul’s tree-lined Taksim Square Gezi Park, staging a peaceful sit-in to oppose government plans to replace the beloved park with a shopping...

By Emma Elliott Freire • Jun 12,2013

Cooperation over Coercion: A Review of ‘The End Is Near and It’s Going to Be Awesome’

The United States government has racked up overwhelming bills that are coming due soon. The combination of federal debt and unfunded liabilities exceeds all the assets on the entire planet....

By Katherine Timpf • Jun 11,2013

California Lawmakers Want To Regulate Your Cameras

California legislators, in keeping with their penchant for regulation, are seeking to control yet another aspect of people’s lives: whom they may photograph —even in public places. On May 17th,...

By Kathryn Shelton • Jun 07,2013

In Chicago, Tom Palmer Addressed the Growing Welfare State

On May 9, AF-Chicago hosted a packed house eager to hear Atlas VP and Cato Senior Fellow Tom G. Palmer discuss his latest book, “After the Welfare State.” His...

By Preston Cornish • Jun 06,2013

Enough ‘Hail Mary’ Passes: Libertarians Should Push For Incremental Change

For libertarians, the quest to reduce (and, eventually, eliminate) many functions of government can appear to be a Sisyphean task. Even the laughably timid federal budget sequester generated a level...