Commentary - America's Future

By Sonny Bunch • Jan 15,2009

Leon Panetta and extraordinary rendition

Writing about the choice of Leon Panetta for head of the CIA, Andrew Sullivan wrote in the Times of London that [t]he first name floated for CIA head was John...

By Daniel Kennelly • Jan 15,2009

Me? I'm All for Dumb Power

Chris Brose is bristling at Hillary Clinton’s invocation of “smart power” in her testimony the other day: Now, America needs many things right now, but another contribution to the foreign...

By David Donadio • Jan 14,2009

I guess the Iraq debacle shouldn't have come as such a surprise

In view of the fact that even the State Department couldn’t spell the civilian administrator’s name.

By David Donadio • Jan 14,2009

Australian environmentalists devastate Australian island

I have a special affinity for stories about well-meaning environmental initiatives backfiring on the well-meaning environmentalists: BANGKOK, Thailand – It seemed like a good idea at the time: Remove all...

By David Donadio • Jan 14,2009

Tortured detainees can't be prosecuted

So the former general counsel of the U.S. Army tells Bob Woodward: “We tortured [Mohammed al-]Qahtani,” said Susan J. Crawford, in her first interview since being named convening authority of...

By Daniel Kennelly • Jan 14,2009

So, how was the dinner?

That was the question my sister asked me this morning when she read about the President-elect’s dinner over at Mr. George Will’s house. I had a nice chuckle and explained...