Commentary - America's Future

By David Donadio • Sep 08,2008

Odom laid to rest in Arlington

I’ve just returned from the funeral for Lt. Gen. William Odom at Arlington. A remarkable and completely understated ceremony. Zbigniew Brzezinski spoke for about 15 minutes, a cellist played a...

By AF Editors • Sep 08,2008

Safety First

For the frequent flyers among you who are annoyed by TSA’s 3-1-1 rule going through security (3oz or smaller plastic bottles, in a single 1-qt clear zip-top plastic bag): These...

By AF Editors • Sep 08,2008

All things must pass

It seems that “Rent” is wrapping up its Broadway run after 12 years. How do you measure that? Probably in grams. Hoping for some closure, I turned to those who...

By David Donadio • Sep 08,2008

Lt. Gen. William Odom (1932-2008)

Today at Arlington Cemetery, the United States will lay the body of Lt. Gen. William Odom to rest. Parting with a good friend and a great man is a heavy...

By David Donadio • Sep 07,2008

Contextual advertising Henry Kissinger can get down with

The New York Sun is running a story by Ladane Nasseri of Bloomberg News on an Iranian military exercise scheduled during Ramadan, and GoogleAds has introduced a hilarious juxtaposition into...

By Sonny Bunch • Sep 06,2008

What do I have to feel guilty about, again?

Over at Slate there’s an article with this (kind of misleading) subhed: “Should fans feel guilty about all of the injuries in professional football?” I say it’s kind of misleading...