Commentary - America's Future

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...

By Sonny Bunch • May 02,2008

On Franken and Taxes

I have no real love for Al Franken–he’s annoying, an arch-liberal, and (mostly) unfunny–but I can’t really get up in arms over the fact that he got tripped up by...

By Sonny Bunch • May 02,2008

Iron Man as Political Rorschach

Iron Man hits wide release today, and my extended thoughts are over at the Standard‘s website. But I would like to expand on one of the points I raise in...