Commentary - America's Future

By Conor Friedersdorf • May 19,2008

Electric Kool-Aid Conservatism

The scene is a blind date, the setting a D.C. coffee shop, where a “whip smart, beautiful woman who loves talking politics” waits at a corner table. As you approach,...

By James Poulos • May 18,2008

In Praise of Burlesque

The New York Times has a nice medium-sized bit up on burlesque, or should we say ‘neo-burlesque.’ I find it all pretty endearing. Contrary to the expectations of some cultural...

By James Poulos • May 18,2008

Election '08: The Doom Is Not In the Details

What a bizarre article in the LA Times about the Republicans’ awkward torment: the first half is a quick survey of the disarray, confusion, and bad karma that’s plaguing the...

By James Poulos • May 17,2008

Crushing Obama

Not crushing on him: Obama has apologized to the reporter: “Second apology is for using the word ’sweetie.’ That’s a bad habit of mine. I do it sometimes with all...

By James Poulos • May 17,2008

Trumpeting While LA Burns

Sonny’s right — dead right — that Kilmer’s Doc Holliday is one of ’90s cinema’s indelible figures. “They want revenge.” “Fer what?” “Bein’ born.” Brrr! That’s movie magic. But what...

By Sonny Bunch • May 17,2008

This Weekend's Posts Brought to You by BoltBus

I’m a strong proponent of mass-transit, taking the metro every day and the train up to New York on the rare occasion I have to visit. But Amtrak a.) sucks,...