Commentary - America's Future

By Sonny Bunch • Feb 26,2009

Never be nice to anyone, ever

Nikki Finke writes about a protest by some handicapped folks over Jerry Lewis’s winning a humanitarian lifetime achievement type award this weekend at the Oscars. Let’s leave aside the fact...

By David Polansky • Feb 26,2009

Wieseltier’s “wrath of G-d” act never disappoints, does it?

I realize this post may be a little outdated, but you see I was on “Wieseltier time,” which I spent so much more fruitfully than blogging. I sculpted a bit,...

By AF Editors • Feb 26,2009

Sidestepping a New Malaise

Obama’s ongoing task is to honestly assess the place in which Americans find themselves, but he must do so in a way that does not boomerang on him, pulling the...

By Sonny Bunch • Feb 25,2009

Sometimes mediocrity is A-OK

Since we were discussing mediocrity the other day, I figured I’d pass this along, from the AV Club’s Nathan Rabin: My affection for mediocre movies doesn’t extend to mediocre television....

By David Adesnik • Feb 25,2009

Al Gore and other great American inventors

Some people are giving Barack Obama a hard time for saying that America invented solar energy technology and the automobile. Apparently, French and British scientists came up with solar energy...

By Damir Marusic • Feb 25,2009

“Insane… a disaster…”

That’s David Brooks on Bobby Jindal’s speech last night. Here’s a clip: I can’t say I disagree overall. Last night was some kind of clarifying moment as to the profound...