Commentary - America's Future

By AF Editors • Mar 21,2010

Healthcare Reform vs. The Surge

I’ve been pondering the common analogy between President Obama’s support for healthcare reform (HCR for short) and President Bush’s support for the surge in Iraq, both in the face of...

By AF Editors • Mar 19,2010

Goodbye, Sonny

Don’t go. It’s a set up!

By Sonny Bunch • Mar 19,2010

This is the end / My only friend, the end

Apologies to The Doors, but I’ve always loved that line. And now, finally, a time to use it. I have accepted a new job and, as part of the bargain...

By Sonny Bunch • Mar 17,2010

Welfare reform for hipsters

When did Baltimore turn from a haven for drug dealers into a haven for hipsters on food stamps? The two friends weren’t tabulating the cash in their wallets but what...

By Sonny Bunch • Mar 17,2010

TNR's symposium on Diane Ravitch's book on schools

It’s a pretty interesting back and forth. Kevin Carey stops being polite and starts getting real: The problem is that your distaste for faddism and naiveté can be overwhelming–you see...

By AF Editors • Mar 16,2010

Should I get a life?

Kevin Drum, on deem and pass: If you have a life, you don’t care about the subject of this post and have never heard of it. Damn it. I heard...