Commentary - America's Future

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....

By AF Editors • Jul 18,2009

The Afghanistan debate (Yes, there is one.)

Republicans may not complain much about President Obama’s strategy for Afghanistan, but there is a good amount fire now directed at the administration from the liberal side. Ibn Muqawama provides...

By AF Editors • Jul 18,2009

Elections in Mauritania. Who cares? You should.

Nice overview of the situation in yesterday’s WSJ: NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania — Mauritania’s elections Saturday following 10 months of military rule will mark a return to democracy — and determine whether...