Commentary - America's Future

By Raul Damas • Sep 02,2002

Latino Kids Need English, Not Bilingual Education

For the first time in history, American isn’t keeping its promise. Never before have the children of immigrants been poised as they are today to fare no better than their...

By AF Editors • Sep 01,2002

Humpty Dumpty: Living Constitutionalist

“When I use a word, it means just what I choose it to mean–neither more nor less.” –Humpty Dumpty When “Through the Looking Glass” was published in 1872, I doubt...

By AF Editors • Aug 10,2002

Has Privatization's Bubble Burst?

Move over bin Laden; the big bad Dow Jones is quickly becoming Public Enemy #1. As a result of the market’s recent freefall, the latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll...

By AF Editors • Aug 08,2002

Rosa Parks: Suicide Bomber

It’s December 1, 1955 in Montgomery Alabama. Bus driver James F. Blake tells seamstress Rosa Parks to move from her seat to make room for white passengers. Instead of moving,...

By Peter Brownfeld • Aug 07,2002

No War Without Debate

With leaks of battle plans showing up daily in the New York Times, Congress has become uneasy and worries that the White House may be thinking of starting a war...

By AF Editors • Aug 05,2002

Bush and Hamlet

As the curtain opens, we see a lone figure sitting on the stage, deep in thought. He hears the words of his father echoing inside his head. “Revenge his foul...