Commentary - America's Future

By Michael Brendan Dougherty • Sep 11,2006

Dear maniacal rubes

Religious faith holds a certain honor in American society. Institutions deemed religious are exempt from taxation. Discrimination based on religious affiliation is prohibited. Long held statutes do not oblige priests...

By David Freddoso • Sep 04,2006

Less Republican, more conservative

The last big round of primary elections is coming up next week, and so it’s a good time to take another look at what we’ll be facing in Congress after...

By AF Editors • Sep 04,2006

The age of classic TV

The elevated, novelistic trend we're currently seeing in television -- and first seen in shows like Homicide -- combined with the increasing popularity of DVD box sets, suggests that television...

By Jeff Bergman • Sep 04,2006

Hamilton vs. Carney

Often the problem isn't that Congress and Big Business have gotten cozy; in many cases they don't seem to have gotten cozy enough.

By Alvino-Mario Fantini • Aug 27,2006

Albion’s wayward children

Our "special relationship" with England goes deeper than simply speaking the same language, the great political virtues, moral habits and social customs which made America great are rooted in Englishness.

By AF Editors • Aug 27,2006

Irish lullabies

How folk Irish ditties instill a healthy distrust of authority and government power in the old and the young.