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Knepper: I'm Not Backing Down

EXCLUSIVE: Over the past week, I've been thrust into a media storm over a column I penned for the American University Eagle . The backlash seems mainly to be coming from pampered, upper class white people from the coasts who don't want to admit that ours is a world filled with risk and imperfecti…

Written by Alex Knepper on Saturday April 3, 2010

NY’s Do-Nothing Attorney General

Corruption throughout New York state remains rampant. Yet, Andrew Cuomo, the state attorney general, has managed to build an image as an anti-corruption crusader, while in reality doing little to protect taxpayers. Last year, New Yorkers learned that 90% of Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) …

Written by Jonas Stankovich on Saturday April 3, 2010

Everyone Wins With SAFRA

The Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act (SAFRA) will provide substantial relief to college students and reduce our national deficit, all while instilling motivation for future students to attend college and ultimately be debt free. Attached to the healthcare makeover is a bill that will have …

Written by Marshall Bowen on Friday April 2, 2010

Protesters Clash at the RNC

Yesterday, protesters assembled in front of the RNC offices to get the GOP to denounce the “bigotry and hatred" of the Tea Party.” The demonstration was crashed by conservative counter-protesters. Yesterday afternoon, approximately forty protesters assembled in front of the Republican National …

Written by Tim Mak on Friday April 2, 2010

Watch: Frum on The Colbert Report

Thursday on The Colbert Report , David argued that it's mathematically impossible for Republicans to repeal and replace the health care bill, and that now more than ever Republicans need to use their heads, not their guts. In his interview on The Colbert Report , David argued that it's mathemati…

Written by FrumForum Editors on Thursday April 1, 2010

Drilling Without Illusions

My latest column for The Week , argues that President Obama’s flip-flop on off-shore oil drilling is good news. But it won’t end our dependence on foreign supplies and will be accompanied by a new round of regulatory entanglements. In my latest column for The Week , I argue that President …

Written by David Frum on Thursday April 1, 2010

Washington's Beach House Bailout

It seems obvious that Americans who choose to live along the coast, near an active earthquake fault, or in a wildfire-prone area ought to pay more for homeowners’ insurance than those who live in safer places. But some in Congress want to wish this fact away. It seems obvious that Americans who …

Written by Eli Lehrer on Thursday April 1, 2010

If Romney Fades and Palin Implodes – Pawlenty?

Yesterday, during an online townhall, Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty unveiled new plans to help raise money for national GOP candidates, a move which could win him allies within the party and boost his support leading to 2012. Tim Pawlenty rolled out the “Pawlenty Seven”, a list of national Republica…

Written by Bryce McNitt on Thursday April 1, 2010

McCain Gets Tough on Border Security

In calling for National Guard troops to guard the Arizona border, Sen. McCain is hoping to use the issue of border security to balance grassroots concerns over his support for immigration reform. John McCain, after months of appealing to conservative Republicans in Arizona with increasingly …

Written by Paul Craft on Thursday April 1, 2010

Intel Community Urges Media Silence on Iranian Defector

ABC News reported yesterday that an Iranian nuclear scientist had defected to the U.S. Many in the intelligence community though are rightly concerned about the repercussions from making this information public. ABC News reported yesterday that an Iranian nuclear scientist, Shahram Amiri, …

Written by Elise Cooper on Thursday April 1, 2010

DNC Donors Paid For Pole Dancers PLUS WH Helicopters!

FF Exclusive: With RNC chairman Michael Steele facing criticism for questionable expenditures, it turns out the DNC has been spending thousands of its own donor money on luxury hotels, limos and yes, scantily clad go-go dancers. While RNC chairman Michael Steele faces calls of resignation for …

Written by Tim Mak on Wednesday March 31, 2010

Kirk Regretting Health Bill Repeal Pledge

Illinois GOP Senate candidate Mark Kirk's pledge to repeal the health bill was a mistake in a race where Kirk needs to position himself as a moderate. Now, however, the Club for Growth is making it harder for him to walk away from his pledge. In Illinois, a state where the president remains …

Written by Jeb Golinkin on Wednesday March 31, 2010

Meet the Red Tories

At Georgetown University last week, one of the contenders for conservatism’s future made a splash in a way that it never has before. Current American conservatism is becoming untenable as the debate has been ceded to the loudest, angriest voices on the farthest right - voices who care much more …

Written by Shawn F Summers on Wednesday March 31, 2010

Rove's Unfinished Memoir

Karl Rove should have produced one of the outstanding White House memoirs of all time. His work though has many scores to settle and these understandable feelings have led the book into a series of strange omissions and memory lapses. Has there ever been anyone as intimate with a president and as …

Written by David Frum on Wednesday March 31, 2010

Code Pink Crashes Rove's Tour

Monday, I went to a speaking engagement for Karl Rove’s latest book, Courage and Consequence. After seeing what he had to go through it is no wonder he named his book so appropriately. Monday, I went to a speaking engagement/book signing, in Beverly Hills, California, for Karl Rove’s latest …

Written by Elise Cooper on Tuesday March 30, 2010

Kirk: For a Less Embarrassing Illinois

The latest email from Mark Kirk's Senate campaign team puts the focus for the race where it should be: on the poor governance and corruption of the Illinois Democratic party. Excerpted text of a direct mail message from Mark Kirk's campaign: “Are you worried about this country in a way you …

Written by Jeb Golinkin on Tuesday March 30, 2010

Will California Ride to the GOP's Rescue?

My latest column for CNN.com looks at the GOP resurgence in President Reagan's old state and the implications for the national Republican Party. My latest column for CNN.com looks at the GOP resurgence in California and the implications for the national Republican Party. California Republica…

Written by David Frum on Monday March 29, 2010

Riding Obamacare to Victory in November

Republicans counting on Obamacare’s unpopularity to deliver them a win in the midterm elections will likely face disappointment. Republicans counting on Obamacare’s unpopularity to deliver them a win in November seem likely to face disappointment. An honest look at the package shows it’s masterful…

Written by Arthur Greene on Monday March 29, 2010

Using the Courts to Kill Obamacare

In the wake of the Democrats' victory over health care reform, Republicans seem to be willing to abandon their long-standing opposition to judicial activism for the purpose of killing Obamacare. In the wake of the Democratic passage of health care reform, conservatives now seem ready to throw …

Written by Jeb Golinkin on Sunday March 28, 2010

So What Happened?

UPDATED: Many friends and well-wishers, and some in the media, have asked for an account of my termination at AEI. Here it is. After my dismissal from AEI Thursday, I posted in this space my letter of resignation. I declined television interviews, but I did speak to print journalists about the …

Written by David Frum on Saturday March 27, 2010