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How to Win the War on Christmas

The quickness of Christians to see every skirmish in the culture war as an attack on Christmas does us more harm than good. The other night I attended a Lessons and Carols service , an Anglican Advent tradition dating from the 19th century, in which key Scripture readings detailing salvation …

Written by Richmond Ramsey on Friday December 24, 2010

The Prowl: Meet the Parents, Beltway Edition

Because most people in D.C. have family elsewhere, dating in the District usually means a a special holiday ordeal: going to meet the parents. Most people do not consider D.C. "home." Instead, they live there and then travel to wherever it is they are actually from for holidays. It takes a …

Written by Vivian Darkbloom on Friday December 24, 2010

The Fat Diaries: Eating Away Our Holiday Stress

The holidays are a stressful time. Is it any wonder then that we can't say no to the holiday party bacon-cranberry-pecan cheese balls? So who’s ready for a week of no school, a debt-riddled trip to a crowded shopping mall and a gauntlet of holiday-themed parties? Anybody?... Anybody?... …

Written by Monica Marier on Friday December 24, 2010

When Men Go Shopping

Men may detest shopping, but there's no escape during the holiday season. Writing in the Washington Examiner , Meghan Cox Gurdon points out that while men may detest shopping, there's no escape during the holiday season... Here we are, hurtling toward the climax of the "holiday shopping …

Written by Meghan Cox Gurdon on Friday December 24, 2010

Three Decades Later: Justice for Murdered Activist

35 years after she was murdered -- shortly before Christmas 1975 -- Indian activist Anna Mae Aquash may finally have found justice. Anna Mae Aquash Almost exactly 35 years after she was murdered shortly before Christmas, 1975, justice has finally been done for Anna Mae Aquash – or has …

Written by Peter Worthington on Friday December 24, 2010

FF Looks Back at 2010

Frum Forum 's editors look back over the year's blogging to find the articles which had the most resonance for you, our readers. 2010: a difficult year for the country, a year of growth for the Frum Forum site. This was the year of Tea Party protest, of the passage of the Democratic health …

Written by FrumForum Editors on Friday December 24, 2010

A Winning Script for the GOP in 2012

Everyone is focused on who the next GOP presidential candidate will be. But the more important question is: what will that candidate say to voters? Everyone is already focused on who the next Republican presidential candidate will be. But as my latest column for The Week points out, the more …

Written by David Frum on Thursday December 23, 2010

Has AIG Learned Anything?

AIG's decision to pay a $146.5 million fine to settle claims it cheated state-run funds is further evidence the troubled giant hasn't changed its ways. Even as it becomes apparent that a massive three-year injection of public sector dollars will probably allow onetime financial giant AIG to …

Written by Eli Lehrer on Thursday December 23, 2010

Elites Score Big in Lame Duck Congress

This lame duck session, Congress and the President adopted a legislative package tailor-made to earn the approval of elites from both parties. In the lame duck session, Congress kept the Bush tax cuts for the upper brackets, passed START, repealed DADT and scotched the DREAM Act. Congress also …

Written by Lloyd Green on Thursday December 23, 2010

United States of Obesity

A new map gives us a look at America's fattest states. Here's the map ... (h/t Bill Easterly) Tweet

Written by David Frum on Thursday December 23, 2010

Scrooge v Santa

I'm spending Christmas week in Canada, and on my first evening in Toronto I noticed something very different: Christmas decorations. Lots of them. I'm spending Christmas week in Canada, and on my first evening in Toronto I noticed something very different: Christmas decorations. Lots of them. …

Written by David Frum on Thursday December 23, 2010

GOP Cracks the Dems' Minority Firewall

There's still much work to do, but in 2010 the Republican Party took important steps to winning over minority voters. Jim Geraghty is noting the elected Democrats who are now switching to the GOP at the state level. This is occurring across the country and not only in the South. Kansas and …

Written by John Vecchione on Thursday December 23, 2010

Hamas Ramps Up Rocket Attacks

Israel is again on edge after a spate of rocket attacks launched from the Gaza Strip. Will the international community prevent Israel from defending itself? On the 2 nd Anniversary of the Gaza War, the Israel-Gaza border is again on edge following a spate of rocket attacks from the Gaza Strip …

Written by Arsen Ostrovsky on Thursday December 23, 2010

New House Intel Chair: I'll Defend the CIA

In an interview with FF, Rep. Mike Rogers, the new GOP House Intel chair pledged to protect the CIA from political interference. Congressman Mike Rogers (R-MI) has been chosen to chair the House Intelligence Committee. Frum Forum interviewed the congressman as well as some former CIA officials …

Written by Elise Cooper on Wednesday December 22, 2010

Good News on the Housing Front, Sort of…

The FT reports that home sales are picking up, but the housing market isn't in the clear yet. The FT reports home sales are accelerating a little - only 3.71 million unwanted units left to go!

Written by David Frum on Wednesday December 22, 2010

What Were the Best Books of the Year?

What were the best books you read this year? Which would you recommend? Frum Forum wants to know. If you are a regular Frum Forum reader, we assume you are an intelligent and literate person. This probably means you enjoy giving and receiving books as holiday gifts. With the development of …

Written by Noah Kristula-Green on Wednesday December 22, 2010

Thune for President?

When looking at the GOP 2012 field, if you really want to do the dark horse thing, who is darker than John Thune? In every presidential election since 1940, the GOP has nominated a nationally known political leader. The closest the GOP came to deviating from the rule was Barry Goldwater in 1964 …

Written by David Frum on Wednesday December 22, 2010

After DADT: Military Still in Left's Crosshairs

Even with DADT repealed, the left still isn't satisfied. Now, one pundit is calling for the firing of one time DADT-defender Marine commandant Gen. James Amos. One day. That is all it took for a noted liberal to call for purges of the Armed Forces based on expressed qualms about the repeal of …

Written by John Vecchione on Tuesday December 21, 2010

Coming Soon to a Theater Near You: Assange, The Movie

Given Hollywood’s laudatory treatment of other left-wing villains, it’s only a matter of time before Julian Assange makes it to the big screen. How long will it be before Hollywood makes a movie glorifying Wikileaks ringleader Julian Assange? Not long! Hollywood, after all, has a long and sordid …

Written by John Guardiano on Tuesday December 21, 2010

A Merry Christmas from the Sheiks

The "most expensive Christmas tree in history" located in Abu Dhabi should force Americans to think twice about our costly thirst for foreign oil. After displaying in its lobby what was heralded as “the most expensive Christmas Tree in history” the Emirates Palace Hotel has apparently decided that …

Written by Brad Schaeffer on Tuesday December 21, 2010