Commentary - America's Future

By AF Editors • Aug 07,2005

Freedom and Firefly

The incredibly libertarian storyline of the cancelled Fox sci-fi series Firefly still resonates with fans on DVD and will soon return in a feature film.

By James N. Markels • Jul 31,2005

What secret handshake?

“Why is it that membership in the Federalist Society has become the secret handshake of the Bush nominees for the federal court?” asked Sen. Richard Durbin (D-Ill.) during judicial confirmation...

By Brendan Conway • Jul 28,2005

Off-Color Expose

“Tastelessness breeds tastelessness.” No joke, that’s what Don Nilsen tells me when I call. I want to know what Nilsen, editor of The Encyclopedia of 20th Century Humor and former...

By AF Editors • Jul 28,2005

MTV, The New AARP

In fact Rock the Vote is left wing, whether or not the young voters they claim to represent on a given issue are also left wing. In fact, as it...

By Ilya Shapiro • Jul 24,2005

Fear and loathing in the District of Columbia

Somewhere over the Heartland–It was a bit before the wee hours of the morning when the absinthe took hold. I was in a hotel room in the sprawl of suburban...

By David Freddoso • Jul 24,2005

Hands off my clock

Congress, as part of its new energy bill, has arbitrarily decided to extend Daylight Saving Time by four weeks — one in the fall and three in the spring. If...