Commentary - America's Future

By David Polansky • Apr 03,2009

Neocons: they’re not killers

My friend Chris Brose and our own Mr. Adesnik use the occasion of the recent Foreign Policy Initiative conference to inform us that if you invite neoconservatives over to your...

By Sonny Bunch • Apr 03,2009

Ward Churchill beats the system

Or something. Freddie hails a Denver jury’s decision that Ward Churchill was wrongly fired from his job at the University of Colorado. I’d like to leave aside the idea that...

By David Adesnik • Apr 03,2009

What’s a nice girl like you doing in a neocon place like this?

The Foreign Policy Initiative held its first public event on Tuesday, a conference entitled Afghanistan: Planning for Success. The FPI board of directors consists of Bob Kagan, Bill Kristol and...

By David Polansky • Apr 02,2009

This must be one of those cosmopolitan elites I’ve been hearing about

I think Mr. Yglesias is a pretty smart guy, and his posts on Iran of late have been admirably sane, which makes his confused recent posts on national birthrates all...

By David Adesnik • Apr 01,2009

Bloggingheads TV: better than watching Don Draper, not as good as watching Omar

For those with any interest in Af-Pak, I highly recommend watching this dialog between Chris Brose and Spencer Ackerman (by the way, I find the hardass pose of that site’s...

By Sonny Bunch • Apr 01,2009

Piracy is wrong. It’s wroooongg!

Imagine that subject read in a Cartmanesque voice. Because that’s exactly how I feel about Internet movie piracy. Music piracy as well, but I think movie piracy is especially pernicious...