Commentary - America's Future

By AF Editors • Aug 16,2009

The incomprehensibility of Donald Rumsfeld

Last week, Christopher Caldwell reviewed Bradley Graham’s new book about Donald Rumsfeld. As soon as I have time to digest 800 pages of Graham’s prose, I’ll let you know what...

By Sonny Bunch • Aug 14,2009

Sigh

For reasons I can’t quite describe, this story about people cutting back on spending (or to be more precise, what people aren’t cutting back on) infuriated me: “I’m not giving...

By Sonny Bunch • Aug 13,2009

Woodstock Nostalgia

If I see one more self-indulgent baby-boomer “Hey, remember when we were awesome” piece about the 40th anniversary of Woodstock I’m blowing my brains out. Dear lord: When will these...

By Sonny Bunch • Aug 13,2009

Would health care reform have saved Deamonte Driver’s life?

I’ve been wrestling with how to approach this post for two days because it’s a sensitive topic involving the death of a child and I feel uncomfortable demagoging when dead...

By AF Editors • Aug 12,2009

Another non-controversial Medal of Freedom winner

The week before last, I pointed out the WaPo’s assessment that Barack Obama “hasn’t included any particularly controversial choices in his first picks” for the Presidential Medal of Freedom. In...

By AF Editors • Aug 12,2009

Jim Jones’ Whiskey-Tango-Foxtrot Moment

In an interview with Fox News Sunday, Jim Jones confirmed Bob Woodward’s account of the message that Gen. Jones brought to our commanders in Afghanistan: [CHRIS] WALLACE: The new U.S....