Commentary - America's Future

By David Donadio • Jan 07,2009

The ongoing American immigration farce

John Lingan of SpliceToday has written one of the clearest calls yet for immigration reform: It took 19 months, a few thousand dollars, multiple doctors’ visits, and the help of...

By AF Editors • Jan 07,2009

Oh, that war on terror

Dana Priest, Washington Post: President Obama yesterday eliminated the most controversial tools employed by his predecessor against terrorism suspects. With the stroke of his pen, he effectively declared an end...

By David Polansky • Jan 07,2009

No relation to this blogger

It seems Roman Polanski may never make it home. Apparently, drugging and sodomizing a thirteen-year old girl remains illegal. Who knew? (In the interests of a shred of compassion, if...

By David Donadio • Jan 06,2009

The Burris debacle

The embarrassment goes on: Mr. Burris, who was rebuffed by the Senate clerk earlier in the day, gained the support of Senator Dianne Feinstein of California, the chairman of the...

By David Donadio • Jan 06,2009

The Village Voice roundup of the worst lyrics of 2008

Some of these are just classic. Exhibit A: Lil Wayne’s “Dr. Carter”: “Swagger tighter than a yeast infection / Fly go hard like geese erection.”

By Daniel Kennelly • Jan 06,2009

Pwnage

Christian Brose, at Shadow Government, shows us what a verbal bitch-slap looks like as he turns Stephen Walt’s devices against him: Steve Walt asks what if the shoe were on...