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The Fat Diaries: What Summer Tastes Like

When I buy summer foods, I'm really buying my childhood. I'm buying that rush of nostalgia I get every time I take a bite. Well I just got back from a week at the Outer Banks. I brought back some lovely memories, a wicked sunburn and a tiki mug shaped like a dinosaur. I call him "drinkasa…

Written by Monica Marier on Friday July 30, 2010

Putting Your Relationship to the Test

David Eddie gives advice to a reader worried she can no longer trust her partner after he lied to test their relationship. Writing in the Globe and Mail , David Eddie gives advice to a reader worried she can no longer trust her partner after he lied to her to test their relationship. The reader …

Written by David Eddie on Friday July 30, 2010

When Schools Get Too Nosey

People who get in a twist over the intrusiveness of U.S. census forms ought to look at the school forms parents must fill to enroll their children in school. Writing in the Washington Examiner , Meghan Cox Gurdon looks at the intrusive questions parents must answer when enrolling their children …

Written by Meghan Cox Gurdon on Friday July 30, 2010

Voters Want Solutions, Not Libertarianism

F F Symposium: The new wave of conservative independents aren't looking for extreme libertarian policies, but rather a party they feel they can trust. Jonathan Rauch’s “ The Tea Party Paradox ” is a great article. It almost undermines one of my core convictions, namely, that libertarian …

Written by Austin Bramwell on Friday July 30, 2010

How the Tea Party is Killing the GOP

In an important piece , Jonathan Rauch describes a GOP trapped between winning back Tea Party voters while trying not to alienate the general public. Jonathan Rauch has written an urgently important, data-intense piece for National Journal on the changing shape of the Republican Party . On …

Written by David Frum on Friday July 30, 2010

Inside Kansas' Conservative Civil War

Kansas Republicans will soon pick the next Senator from their state. But how do you vote when there are only minute differences between the candidates? On Tuesday, Kansas Republicans will go to the ballot box to pick their candidate for Senate, and in all likeliness, pick the next Senator …

Written by Tim Mak on Friday July 30, 2010

Rove Projects Big GOP Gains

Speaking at a Heritage Foundation event Thursday, Karl Rove predicted that the GOP could gain as many as 55 seats in the House and 8 in the Senate this November. Karl Rove argued that Republicans would either take back the House or make the Democratic margin very small today at a Heritage …

Written by Tim Mak on Friday July 30, 2010

Why the Filibuster is Here to Stay

Despite the Democrats' bluster about filibuster reform, in the end, most senators will recoil from throwing away the benefits they gain from the procedure. This em> Hill story on fractured Democratic opposition A Certain Enthusiasm

Written by Fred Bauer on Friday July 30, 2010

FF Summer Contest: Musical Theater Edition

Here are more entries for our FF summer contest -- all involving musical theater. My own (ineligible) entries into the summer contest seem all to involve musical theater: South Poughkeepsie Appalachia! Cellist on the Roof

Written by David Frum on Thursday July 29, 2010

What Was Cameron Thinking?

British PM David Cameron's enthusiasm for Turkish entry into the European Union is not a serious proposal, but a cunning wrecking mechanism. A cynical French friend suggests that I overlooked the likeliest motive for David Cameron's flattering speech in Ankara: British enthusiasm for Turkish …

Written by David Frum on Thursday July 29, 2010

"Only Israel"

A gifted young pianist has written a touching new song about Israel. I'm late to this touching video, "Only Israel" by a gifted young pianist. httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OaGHUZ-8DWw

Written by David Frum on Thursday July 29, 2010

Conrad Black – Another Testimonial

A reader from Canada shares a story about turning to Conrad Black in a time of need. This arrived from a reader in Canada. Edited to protect the writer's privacy. I met Conrad Black once, in 1974, when I was seeking an opportunity in journalism. He was kind and gracious, and offered a job, but …

Written by David Frum on Thursday July 29, 2010

Obamacare's Stealth Assault on Small Business

An obscure provision which sneaked through the Obama healthcare bill will place a serious new burden on small business owners. My latest column for The Week looks at an obscure provision in the Obama healthcare bill which will place a serious new burden on small business owners. Small …

Written by David Frum on Thursday July 29, 2010

Arizona's Comeback Kid

Earlier this year, JD Hayworth looked likely to pull off an upset and unseat John McCain. Now, with primary day a month away, McCain holds a commanding 20 point lead. Earlier this year, with the political winds to his back, JD Hayworth had dreams of pulling off a Utah-style primary upset. …

Written by Paul Craft on Thursday July 29, 2010

Illinois Senate Race Still Kirk's To Lose

The latest Rasmussen poll might show that the Illinois Senate race is in a dead heat, but GOP candidate Rep. Mark Kirk still holds the competitive edge. The Illinois Senate race is still up in the air... A new Rasmussen survey pegs the race at 43%-41% in Giannoulias' favor. The two point …

Written by Jeb Golinkin on Wednesday July 28, 2010

Stepping Out of Kirk's Shadow

While Mark Kirk focuses on the Illinois Senate race, Robert Dold is fighting to keep Kirk's current seat - the Illinois 10th congressional district - in GOP hands. Rep. Mark Kirk is making waves nationally in his tight race with Alexi Giannoulias for President Obama’s old Senate seat. The …

Written by Tim Mak on Wednesday July 28, 2010

Is Obama Changing Course in the Middle East?

Obama appears to finally be applying pressure on the Palestinians. But does this development signal a new approach to the Middle East? In her July 26th Jerusalem Post column , Caroline Glick noted that there seems to be evidence that the Obama Administration has shifted its efforts in the …

Written by Martin Krossel on Wednesday July 28, 2010

Can the GOP's Young Guns Retake the House?

GOP candidates from swing districts met this week for the NRCC's "Young Guns" candidate college. But do they have what it takes to refresh the party? Republican candidates from swing districts across the country converged on Washington, D.C. for the National Republican Congressional Committee …

Written by Tim Mak on Wednesday July 28, 2010

The WikiLeaks Fallout

It’s always titillating when confidential documents are leaked. But as embarrassing as the recent Wikileaks revelations may be, there is little news that is damaging. The most damaging thing about the leaking of some 92, 000 documents on the Afghanistan war, seems not to be their content so …

Written by Peter Worthington on Wednesday July 28, 2010

Ron Paul’s Liberal Republican Base

A new poll of New Hampshire Republican voters reveals some interesting news about the source of Ron Paul’s support. Who is more right-wing, Ron Paul or Newt Gingrich? It's a complicated question with no obvious answer - unless you are a New Hampshire Republican primary voter. For them, the …

Written by David Frum on Wednesday July 28, 2010