Commentary - America's Future

By Damir Marusic • Jan 12,2009

Truth

Here’s an elegantly-put provocative thought which I happen to agree with: The United States government has always engaged in war crimes and human rights violations. What’s different this decade is...

By David Donadio • Jan 11,2009

Sadly, not a joke

Words fail me — and apparently the New York Times, too. At least bill him as Paul Hewson or something. Are people really waiting to hear from Sting? Or Donovan?...

By Sonny Bunch • Jan 11,2009

Pop!!

And that noise you just heard was Andrew Sullivan’s head exploding after someone hands him the transcript from this evening’s episode of 24: [Int: Senate hearing room, where a smarmy,...

By David Donadio • Jan 11,2009

Josh White on the British in India, or the U.S. in South Asia

With things having built to a fever pitch on almost every professional front, I’ve fallen badly behind in my reading. Yesterday, I finally had a chance to start making it...

By AF Editors • Jan 10,2009

San Francisco: it's like the Omega Man

Gosh, with filthy hippies residents like these, who wouldn’t want to visit San Francisco? It’s enough to make me regret being a Deadhead.

By David Donadio • Jan 10,2009

Teh Mummee iz in ur Treasury, spendin' ur bling

This Wall Street Journal article on the Treasury Department’s Troubled Asset Relief Program, courtesy of my former coworker Caleb Brown, has informed me that the man responsible for administering said...