Commentary - America's Future

By AF Editors • Sep 22,2009

The old media are the new media

Terry Teachout revisits the late 1940s, when television was the new kid on the block and big radio was headed over a cliff like a corporate lemming: Everybody in America...

By AF Editors • Sep 21,2009

A live boy or a dead girl

Louisiana Governor Edwin Edwards famously said “The only way I can lose is if I’m caught in bed with either a dead girl or a live boy.” Well, it looks...

By AF Editors • Sep 21,2009

The J Street Davids vs the AIPAC Goliath

That’s the story being sold by last week’s NYT Magazine. It’s the kind of story J Street will probably excerpt heavily in its fundraising materials. But sending out the full...

By AF Editors • Sep 21,2009

Obama: I refuse to tell you what I think

Obama’s big speech on healthcare was supposed to be the turning point where he took control of the debate. On CNN Sunday morning, he didn’t sound like he’d take charge:...

By AF Editors • Sep 21,2009

Gates: I’m a hawk on missile defense

Cheers went up from the liberal side when Obama canceled Bush-era plans for missile defense sites in Poland and the Czech Republic. But is there a hawkish logic for the...

By AF Editors • Sep 20,2009

Town halls: Better late than never

This great story from Mary Katherine Ham came out a few weeks ago, but is still very worth reading. MK takes a systematic look at violent incidents at town halls...