Commentary - America's Future

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...

By AF Editors • 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...