Commentary - America's Future

By Daniel Kennelly • Oct 21,2008

Obama and McCain on science (Part I)

Science Debate 2008 has posed 14 questions about science policy to the Obama and McCain’s campaigns. Over the next few days I’ll be attempting to parse the boilerplate in their...

By Damir Marusic • Oct 21,2008

Stepping Out

Goaded in no small part by my blog post, no doubt, Palin is doing an interview with CNN tonight and NBC tomorrow.

By AF Editors • Oct 21,2008

Chicago Plans for November 4

Via The Swamp, the Tribune’s blog: Sen. Barack Obama’s presidential campaign will hold what it hopes will be an Election Night celebration in Grant Park in Chicago, a campaign aide...

By Damir Marusic • Oct 20,2008

The Consequences

Via Hitchens, I learn that John McCain’s best buddy Lindsey Graham said this about Governor Palin sitting down to interviews with the press: We’re asking the American people to pick...

By AF Editors • Oct 18,2008

Counting on your vote

I’m currently watching season 1 of Heroes, which is great if you weren’t that interested in your actual life anyway. My favorite character has to be Nathan Petrelli, the congressional...

By AF Editors • Oct 17,2008

We are all sophists now

I missed the final debate, having been in class at the time, though I can’t say I’m itching to catch up on it. Having read the commentary on it (and...