Commentary - America's Future

By James Poulos • May 05,2008

Bury My Heart at Wounded Liver

Deep as it runs, my appreciation for Pabst does know limits. Those limits have been obliterated by this man: SOUTH CHICAGO HEIGHTS, Ill. — Bill Bramanti will love Pabst Blue...

By James Poulos • May 05,2008

Shattering Hillary's Glass Menagerie

There are now large numbers of Republicans and Democrats alike who want Hillary Clinton to go for broke. I notice Sonny relates to us the latest ingenious hail Mary plan...

By Sonny Bunch • May 05,2008

A Path Secured, Part 2

As I mentioned last week, the Clinton camp has been pushing the meme that, regardless of whether or not the delegates from Michigan and Florida are seated, the raw popular...

By Dorian Davis • May 05,2008

Raising the Barr

Like most national politicians, former Republican Congressman Bob Barr is skilled in the art of generic political rhetoric, the fine art of saying a lot without saying much at all....

By James Poulos • May 04,2008

Legalized Prostitution's Lambo-Pinto Problem

Megan McArdle responds to critics who have chided her “rage” against “the illegality of something that a majority of my fellow citizens think should be illegal” — namely, prostitution. (I...

By James Poulos • May 03,2008

The Quest for Responsible Neoconservatism

I’d like to endorse my American Scene colleague Noah Millman’s incisive comments on diplomacy and benign American power: our unipolar moment makes diplomacy look rather different than historical models. And...