Commentary - America's Future

By Sonny Bunch • Nov 12,2008

A Prop 8 blacklist?

Now, I don’t want to accuse Andrew of advocating a blacklist–he specifically declares the artistic director of Sacramento’s Musical Theatre should not be fired for supporting Proposition 8–but this post...

By David Donadio • Nov 12,2008

Obama’s healthcare plan offers hopelessness and change

Obama has unveiled his healthcare plan, which is expected to cost $130 billion per year by 2018: WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President-elect Barack Obama’s plans to overhaul the U.S. health care...

By Sonny Bunch • Nov 12,2008

GM Bailout

I have a serious, simple question to ask: Why are we even considering bailing out American automakers? Why are people like Freddie so vociferous in their support of handing out...

By Daniel Kennelly • Nov 12,2008

Charm offensive, or offensive charm?

From the China Rises blog, more evidence of the PRC’s ever-widening diplomatic push—this time in the Maldives, under India’s nose, so to speak. While the worldwide diplomatic efforts are indeed...

By David Donadio • Nov 12,2008

Rejected Tribune front pages

Dunno how I missed them before, but these self-deprecating parody Chicago Tribune fronts are a good laugh.

By Sonny Bunch • Nov 12,2008

What John Said

The eminent Mr. Schwenkler: So congratulations, America. Our long national nightmare is over, and now we’ve got a president-elect who apparently goes in for spying on his citizens, torturing his...