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James Clinton, Revolutionary War Hero

Previously at Frum Forum , I wrote about two early American political leaders: DeWitt Clinton , New York governor and mayor and key figure in the nation-building achievement of getting the Erie Canal built; and George Clinton , governor turned vice president, whose efforts to limit …

Written by Kenneth Silber on Friday November 11, 2011

Wal-Mart Wants to be Your Doctor

Or so NPR reports . The nation's largest retailer is planning to offer medical services ranging from the management of diabetes to HIV infections, NPR and Kaiser Health News have learned. This raises a question I've long wondered about: Why has there never appeared a giant low-cost …

Written by David Frum on Wednesday November 9, 2011

Islamist Violence Harms Muslims the Most

According to Ayaan Hirsi Ali, the reaction to the Paris fire-bombing of the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo is another example of how fearful Western society is of offending Islamic extremists. Hirsi Ali is the Somali woman who fled to Europe to escape an arranged marriage with …

Written by Peter Worthington on Wednesday November 9, 2011

On Revenues, Republicans Cross their Line in the Sand

Well, what do you make of that? It just proves once again that little is new under the sun. Democrat’s message-maker and message enforcer, Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York, took the airwaves almost at the same time that the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction (JSC) members were exchanging …

Written by Steve Bell on Wednesday November 9, 2011

Kasich's Collective Bargaining Fumble

In just a few hours, the polls in Ohio will close and we will begin to discover whether John Kasich’s signature initiative--Senate Bill 5, which ends collective bargaining rights for public sector unions--has survived the consistent attacks on it by the Ohio Democratic Party. Specifically, …

Written by Mytheos Holt on Tuesday November 8, 2011

A Decision That Will Set Libertarians' Hair on Fire

Judge Silberman has issued another tour de force in the extremely interesting opinions generated by Obamacare. I have noted other opinions on Obamacare’s constitutionality but this one is full of interesting tidbits. The first and most interesting tidbit is who wrote it. The Honorable …

Written by John Vecchione on Tuesday November 8, 2011

Who is Judge Silberman?

Who is Laurence H. Silberman, the judge who has just written a ruling for the DC Appellate court upholding the President’s healthcare law? He is a judge who came of age at the time when conservatives were responding to the activism of the Supreme Court in the 50's and 60's. He is a …

Written by Noah Kristula-Green on Tuesday November 8, 2011

Now SCOTUS Has to Rule on Obamacare

By a 2-1 vote a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia has upheld the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, President Obama's healthcare law. The plaintiffs, taxpayers rather than states, contended that the mandate to purchase health …

Written by Howard Foster on Tuesday November 8, 2011

How to Manipulate Income Measurements

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Written by Eli Lehrer on Tuesday November 8, 2011

Veterans Earned Their Benefits

Thanks alot McCain, I'm sorry I voted for your sorry RINO ass. Of course, I only voted for you because the alternative was unthinkable--but it's not as if there was a conservative in the running. This latest caper of yours confirms it: According to reports, Senator John McCain (R-AZ) has …

Written by Sean Linnane on Tuesday November 8, 2011

Watch Frum Discuss Conservatism on`The Agenda'

On November 7th, I joined a roundtable hosted by Steve Paikin on TVO's The Agenda . The roundtable was joined by Phillip Blond, Jonathan Kay, Gerry Nicholls, and David Warren. We discussed the future of conservatism, and the different brands of conservatism in America, the United Kingdom, and …

Written by David Frum on Tuesday November 8, 2011

RedState: More News, Fewer Pleasing Lies

Here's something interesting in a blogpost this morning by RedState's Erick Erickson. In the course of a fulmination against Mitt Romney and the conservative elites who are reluctantly making peace with him, Erickson writes: Herman Cain won’t be the nominee because he can’t win women either. …

Written by David Frum on Tuesday November 8, 2011

The Knives Come Out for Cain

Politico has a big headline this morning: "GOP urges Herman Cain to address allegations." But when you ask "who precisely in the GOP is doing this urging?" you get a more modest list: Oran Smith, who heads the Christian conservative Palmetto Family Council in South Carolina, Chuck Hurley, …

Written by David Frum on Tuesday November 8, 2011

$1.2 Trillion in Cuts is Not Enough

Everyone has an opinion on what the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction (JSC) will produce by its Nov. 23rd deadline. Except the members and staff of the JSC itself. Rumors abound that the Republicans on the committee have already made a comprehensive offer to the Democrats. The …

Written by Steve Bell on Monday November 7, 2011

Europe's Greatest Deficit is its Democracy

Though his actions quickly descended into farce, soon-to-be-former Greek Prime Minister Papandreou had the right instinct calling for a referendum on the austerity package that European negotiators are imposing on his country. There has been a long-stranding “democratic deficit” within the …

Written by Jeff Cimbalo on Monday November 7, 2011

Signs of the Times

Bill Kristol had a cryptic editorial in the Weekly Standard this weekend, wistfully remarking that 2012 is not 1980 and that conservatives may have to resign themselves to "a not particularly distinguished four-year governor who’d zigged and zagged back and forth to be acceptable to large parts …

Written by David Frum on Monday November 7, 2011

Downwardly Mobile America

James Pethokoukis has posted a new chart on his blog as part of his ongoing commentary about income inequality in America. In this post, he argues that “alarmists” are wrong to worry about income inequality because America has a lot of upward economic mobility: Turns out that the Tax …

Written by Noah Kristula-Green on Monday November 7, 2011

What if the Cain Story Came from...Gingrich!

After watching the Herman Cain-Newt Gingrich debate last night, I got to thinking (as I'm sure you did as well): What would Agatha Christie's great detective, Hercule Poirot, think of the last week in news, and the Mystery of Who Tipped Off the Cain Story? What follows is what I think he would …

Written by Thomas J. Marier on Sunday November 6, 2011

Hey Ventura: Love it or Leave it.

"I will never stand for national anthem again. I will turn my back and I will raise a fist..." - Jesse Ventura Former Governor of Minnesota, ex-Navy SEAL, and former wrestling star Jesse Ventura has added another credential to his resume: professional whiner and big time media cry baby : …

Written by Sean Linnane on Sunday November 6, 2011

SCOTUS Could Force Obama's Hand on Jerusalem

In my column for the National Post, I discuss how a Supreme Court case might force the White House to explain its policy towards Jerusalem: Two can play at this game. Mahmoud Abbas and the Palestinian Authority have abandoned negotiations with Israel. They are seeking UN recognition of …

Written by David Frum on Saturday November 5, 2011