Commentary - America's Future

By David Donadio • Feb 23,2009

Iran’s nuclear program is close to a fait accompli

reports the New York Times. And according to the BBC, Iran quite brazenly offered to stop killing U.S. and British troops in Iraq in 2005 if the West acceded to...

By David Adesnik • Feb 23,2009

Jindal the wonk

Listening to Bobby Jindal is different from listening to almost any other Republican. For example, consider Jindal’s discussion with David Gregory yesterday on Meet the Press. Jindal consistently tries to...

By Phoebe Maltz • Feb 23,2009

Baby Bust: How the Right’s baby love is undermining conservatism

In recent years, American conservatism has morphed from a smoke-filled room of martini-swilling adults into nothing short of a nursery. The Right, once known for its emphasis on individual accomplishment...

By David Polansky • Feb 23,2009

Bill Moyers, our nation turns its lonely eyes to you

Bill Moyers has always irritated me, kind of in the way that people who smoke clove cigarettes irritate me. So, naturally, I was pleased to hear of the recent revelations...

By David Adesnik • Feb 22,2009

Egos in Hillaryland

Yes, I know, it’s almost as shocking as gambling at Rick’s. Here a plum from the article at TNR: The hard-charging [special envoy Richard] Holbrooke remains the biggest question mark....

By David Donadio • Feb 22,2009

Why does anyone watch the Oscars?

Like so many award shows, the Oscars are 95% predictable from start to finish. Best screenplay for Milk, best adaptation for Slumdog Millionaire, best animation for Wall-E, best art direction...