Commentary - America's Future

By AF Editors • Jul 17,2009

Gay rights and the American elite

The cover story in the current issue of the Yale Alumni Magazine recounts the remarkable progress toward equality and acceptance that gay students have made at Yale over the past...

By Sonny Bunch • Jul 17,2009

The Politico: Singlehandedly destroying the Washington media’s cred

First there was the Washington Post offering access to elected officials and their own reporters in exchange for money. Now they’ve caught the ACU using one of their operative’s column...

By Sonny Bunch • Jul 16,2009

Joe Klein = The Worst

Fantastic bit from the good folks at KSK: I love warm weather, even when it slouches toward humidity. I detest the harsh, slightly metallic quality of the air forced through...

By AF Editors • Jul 15,2009

Platitudes!

Hillary Clinton gave her first big speech today as Secretary of State. To be fair, every politician fills his or her orations with an impressive array of insubstantial platitudes. But...

By AF Editors • Jul 15,2009

Human Rights Watch — Raising Funds in Saudi Arabia

A fascinating exchange between Jeffrey Goldberg and Human Rights Watch Executive Director Ken Roth, all in response to this op-ed by David Bernstein. (Hat tip: MG)

By AF Editors • Jul 05,2009

I’ve got nothing to say about Sarah Palin

But I’ll recommend one thing – before digging in to the avalanche of commentary, read all of Palin’s own explanation of why she’s stepping down.