Commentary - America's Future

By Sonny Bunch • Jul 20,2009

What’s the point?

Megan McArdle asks why a generation grew up yearning to explore the solar system and gave up on that dream. I’m kind of sympathetic — I grew up reading Robert...

By AF Editors • Jul 20,2009

Meanwhile back at the ranch…

This would’ve been much bigger news if not for the Sotomayor hearings — Kevin Drum notices that moderate Senate Democrats have excised the card-check provision from the Employee Free Choice...

By AF Editors • Jul 19,2009

Will ninja lobby block Sotomayor confirmation?

If I were Judge Sotomayor, I would be concerned about the gun lobby. But I would be much more afraid of the nunchuk lobby. Doesn’t anybody remember what happened to...

By AF Editors • Jul 19,2009

Multiple cheers for polygamy!

My cultural intake the past couple of weeks has provided me with a strong dose of polygamy. Courtesy of Netflix, I am about to finish season two of Big Love,...

By AF Editors • Jul 19,2009

The long arm of the law reaches for Jack Murtha

The editors of the NYT (of all people) say that Rep. Murtha is becoming a dangerous liability to the Democrats. An ongoing investigation has found that [Confessed bribe-taker Richard] Ianieri’s...

By AF Editors • Jul 18,2009

A tsunami in Japanese politics

The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has dominated Japan for more than fifty years. In that time, the opposition provided one prime minister, who held office for less than a year....