Commentary - America's Future

By AF Editors • Oct 11,2009

What the Norwegians were thinking

The President’s reaction to winning the Nobel Prize was to say he will “not view it as a recognition of my own accomplishments.” Presidents rarely refuse to take credit for...

By AF Editors • Oct 08,2009

J Street critic to keynote J Street convention

I was pleasanly surprised to see that Rabbi Eric Yoffie will be one of the keynote speakers at the J Street convention later this month. Rabbi Yoffie, the president of...

By AF Editors • Oct 08,2009

What does it mean to be non-partisan?

I just sent off a post to a listserv discussion about J Street and AIPAC. After one AIPAC member described the organization as non-partisan, a critic shot back that AIPAC...

By Sonny Bunch • Oct 08,2009

Maybe the media’s not reporting it because the Pentagon asked them not to

I think Andrew’s heart is in the right place here and here, but I also think he’s missing a very crucial point: Maybe the media isn’t reporting on this because...

By Sonny Bunch • Oct 08,2009

Detroit: Totally screwed

Interesting dispatch from Detroit over at the Corner: Detroit — In a scene reminiscent of Great Depression riots, Detroit’s Cobo Center — the city’s major convention center, in the downtown...

By AF Editors • Oct 07,2009

Used car salesman and pundit?

He is the demented comedian who gave us Uncle Sugar. He also analyzes public policy in his role as associate director of the Regulatory Studies Program at George Mason University....