Commentary - America's Future

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...

By Tim Lee • Jul 17,2005

Fair search

Google Print will let you search the full text of every book ever printed--unless the law gets in the way, that is.

By Kelly Jane Torrance • Jul 17,2005

Amazon’s amateur reviewers

Amazon.com opened its “doors” for business ten years ago yesterday. Its first order was for a science textbook. One might be forgiven for not knowing this–the company now sells everything...

By Daniel Allott • Jul 16,2005

Valuing the vulnerable

I would like you to meet Rick Johnson. Rick is a 38-year-old man from Madison, Wisconsin. While I was a college student I had the chance to work with Rick...

By AF Editors • Jul 11,2005

What Would Reagan Do? Lessons from the Gipper

This is the summer of our discontent. The American public is finally asking hard questions about President Bush’s stewardship of the Iraq war. Although voters share Bush’s vision of a...