Commentary - America's Future

By David Polansky • Feb 19,2009

Alan Wolfe and liberalism: an unbeatable combination

Alan Wolfe is a “public intellectual.” I’ve always found this term to be confusing, as it’s not like so many thinkers have gone out of their way to prevent their...

By David Adesnik • Feb 19,2009

Egypt releases Ayman Nour

Mr. Nour is the country’s most prominent democracy advocate. He was imprisoned in 2005. NYT: Mr. Nour’s imprisonment ended Egypt’s brief experiment with allowing opposition politics to flourish. His Al...

By David Adesnik • Feb 19,2009

Obama’s war on terror

Not so different from Bush’s? Analysis from the NYT and John McCormack. UPDATE: More good analysis on this subject from Eli Lake.

By David Donadio • Feb 19,2009

Harvard: making the bleeding obvious seem smart and sophisticated since 1636

How would you rather learn the lessons of specialization, comparative advantage, and bloc purchasing power? In two years at Harvard Business School, for over a hundred grand, or five minutes...

By David Adesnik • Feb 19,2009

Burris out, Kennedy in?

Noemie Emery asks, who better than Caroline to fill the impending vacancy? My suggestion: Alan Keyes.

By David Polansky • Feb 19,2009

Friday the 13th — huh?

For reasons that escape me, someone saw fit to remake Friday the 13th, and apparently it is presently number one at the box office. Good lord, why? The original wasn’t...