Commentary - America's Future

By Damir Marusic • Sep 09,2008

What Kosovo Gets Us

A badly fractured (far right, pro-Russian) Radical Party in Serbia. Yes, the Bush Administration approached Kosovo’s recognition reflexively and without much forethought. But in this case, their decision seems to...

By AF Editors • Sep 09,2008

The Floating Tomb

Things hadn’t been well for a long time. He could afford to admit it now that it was all over, and he had returned home from the funeral, his mind...

By David Donadio • Sep 08,2008

Problems usually look easy to solve with other people's money

Secretary of the Treasury Henry Paulson’s proposed bailout of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac is expected to cost American taxpayers billions of dollars: Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson announced plans Sunday...

By AF Editors • Sep 08,2008

Mystery Meat

This commercial stinks. But as the Associated Press shows, it’s not necessarily true. They write: The bottom line from several nutritionists familiar with the ad is this: Hot dogs aren’t...

By Daniel Kennelly • Sep 08,2008

The End of the Hillary Era

Anne Applebaum notes that Sarah Palin breaks the Hillary mold of the powerful woman politician, but not just in the narrow ideological sense: In the end, though, it is not...

By Sonny Bunch • Sep 08,2008

The Nanny State

Ezra Klein muses about how to control yet another part of your daily life: It’s not legal anywhere in America to drive over 100 miles an hour. Hell, it’s not...