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Romney and Huntsman vs. the Rest

In my column for the National Post , I explain why Mitt Romney and Jon Huntsman are the best contenders in the GOP presidential field: I'm looking for two chief things in a candidate for 2012: 1) The temperament, judgment, deftness and largeness of spirit required in the presidential …

Written by David Frum on Saturday November 26, 2011

How I Learned by Mail

David and Mark have written about the costs of getting a college education in today’s America. From personal experience, I think one big solution to many of these problems will ultimately be in combining traditional schools with technology to create competition and eliminate much of the vast …

Written by Cheves Ligon on Friday November 25, 2011

The Doomed Generation

‘Galatea’ is a columnist writing about her experience looking for work after her recent downsizing. Previous entries in her series can be strong> read here

Written by Galatea on Wednesday November 23, 2011

Romney's Worst Debate

Tuesday was a bad night for Mitt Romney, maybe the very worst of any of these debates. It started badly with the joke about Mitt being his real first name, when it was not--and ended badly with a weak answer about "unexpected threats" that did not play at all to Romney's strengths on international …

Written by David Frum on Tuesday November 22, 2011

FF Livechats the National Security Debate

GOP National Security Debate Post debate notes: -There were no questions about the European debt crisis. -Newt Gingrich will face accusations of supporting amnesty. He said that it would not be possible to expel all illegals and was supportive of a long-term guest worker program. -Ron …

Written by FrumForum Editors on Tuesday November 22, 2011

And the Super Winners Are...

“Winners and Losers” headlines abounded after the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction (JSC) whimpered to an end. One of the most interesting analyses was in The Hill , written by Bob Cusak, although we disagree with some of his picks. Here is our analysis. "and, the winner is…the …

Written by Steve Bell on Tuesday November 22, 2011

Super Failure

“Failure is not an option.” “Well, maybe it is.” Such sums up the work of the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction (JSC) formed last August with the task of finding $1.2-1.5 trillion in deficit savings during the next decade. Some sort of cobbled-together semi-deal may emerge from …

Written by Steve Bell on Monday November 21, 2011

Why Spain Turned Right

In my column for CNN, I explain why the conservatives were able to win in the Spanish elections: Signing up for a monetary union with Germany created a temporary illusion of wealth for the people of Spain. The German economy is much more productive than the Spanish economy. One way a less …

Written by David Frum on Monday November 21, 2011

Die-Hard Occupiers Stay for the Meetings

I had made plans to go to New York to see the "Occupy" encampment at Zuccotti Park before the NYPD broke it up on November 15th. This didn't stop me from stopping by on Saturday November 19th; I was curious to see how the movement would adapt to not being allowed to have tents in the park. The …

Written by Noah Kristula-Green on Monday November 21, 2011

Why the Euro Can't Afford to Lose Italy

No relationship in Europe is more complex or dangerous than the relationship between the EU and the Eurozone. The EU contains 27 countries. Only 17 of them use the Euro. The economic impact of the Euro on non-Euro countries is obvious. Now consider the political effect. Current voting …

Written by Jeff Cimbalo on Sunday November 20, 2011

Fat and Unemployed is No Way to Live

‘Galatea’ is a columnist writing about her experience looking for work after her recent downsizing. Previous entries in her series can be strong> read here

Written by Galatea on Saturday November 19, 2011

Belarus Dictator Popular? How Would We Know?

I recently drew attention in an article for Frum Forum to the imminent threat to the life of Andrei Sannikov, the pro-democracy opposition leader of Belarus, Europe’s last dictatorship. Robin Tim Weis’s riposte to my piece coincides with news that Sannikov has disappeared. If nothing else, …

Written by Kapil Komireddi on Thursday November 17, 2011

Answers for the Next Foreign Policy Debate

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Written by David Frum on Wednesday November 16, 2011

Shrinking the Zone to Save the Euro

The Merkel-Sarkozy strategy for changing which countries are able to use the euro is taking shape. Their next efforts will likely include an attempt to change the treaties that govern how to exit the euro and how the countries more deeply integrate . Additional treaty powers to decide who can …

Written by Jeff Cimbalo on Wednesday November 16, 2011

Rick Perry's Chutzpah

Rick Perry is calling for legislators to be thrown into jail for insider trading. Perry's comments are particularly bold given that allegations of insider trading have followed him through his own political career. Most people forget that Michele Bachmann's original criticism of Perry's HPV …

Written by Noah Kristula-Green on Tuesday November 15, 2011

British Conservatives Face the Future

Anyone who gets drawn into the attempts to modernize the Republican Party inevitably ends up reading about the experiences of the UK and Canadian conservatives. The Canadian Conservatives went through many years in the wilderness before they eventually secured their current governing majority and …

Written by Noah Kristula-Green on Tuesday November 15, 2011

Merkel's Plan to End the Euro

Whatever political settlement the Lisbon Treaty created to allow for the permanence of the euro is about to change. Chancellor Merkel will propose a significant change in the existing treaties, which will finally allow Greece and perhaps others to leave the euro but not the EU, and likely bestow …

Written by Jeff Cimbalo on Monday November 14, 2011

Flirting for Food

‘Galatea’ is a columnist writing about her experience looking for work after her recent downsizing. Previous entries in her series can be strong> read here

Written by Galatea on Sunday November 13, 2011

No Discussion of Europe at GOP Debate

First GOP Foreign Policy Debate CBS made some questionable broadcasting decisions with this debate. They decided that the last half hour of the debate will only be broadcasted in some television markeys. Most networks reverted to NCIS so many viewers had to get the rest of their debate fix from …

Written by FrumForum Editors on Saturday November 12, 2011

Killing Keystone Won't Reduce Oil Use

In my column for the National Post I explain why ending the Keystone XL pipeline won't reduce the amount of oil people consume: The true locus of opposition to the pipeline is not Nebraska, but California, where big liberal environmentalist donors have seized on the pipeline as a talismanic …

Written by David Frum on Saturday November 12, 2011