Commentary - America's Future

By AF Editors • Apr 25,2010

Protesters threaten President, call him a traitor

How much polarization can American politics withstand before our government starts to break down? The following incidents tell us a lot about what can happen when partisanship and ideology replace...

By AF Editors • Apr 22,2010

Can political journalists cover financial reform?

I was listening to David Gregory interview Timothy Geithner. I always knew that I didn’t understand financial regulation. Then I began to sense that Gregory didn’t either. My purpose isn’t...

By AF Editors • Apr 22,2010

Amazon and the sin of profit

Although one would generally describe The New Yorker as a progressive publication, it seems to slip into a reactionary mindset when the interests of the literary establishment are on the...

By AF Editors • Apr 21,2010

Two cheers for the NY Times

When I browse the Public Editor’s column in the Sunday Times, I’m generally impressed with his ability to direct substantive criticism at his own employers. On Sunday, Mr. Hoyt observed,...

By AF Editors • Apr 21,2010

A magical peace in the Middle East

Bill Clinton on ABC: Half of the energy coming out of all this organization and money-raising for terror comes out of the allegations around the unresolved Palestinian issue. If there...

By AF Editors • Apr 21,2010

FOX challenges McCain

Fox News Sunday: WALLACE: What a lot of people see in John McCain these days is a move to the right, a more aggressive posture towards President Obama, that they...