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Live Chat With Frum

Today, Frum Forum hosted a live chat with David Frum. Frum answered questions about Rand Paul, how the GOP can attract black voters, and drug policy. On Friday, at 3:00 PM Eastern Time, Frum Forum will be hosting a live chat with David Frum. Join us for the chat or send your questions to …

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Written by FrumForum Editors on Friday May 21, 2010

Jury Still Out on Dodd's Financial Reforms

Even if today's good stock market performance continues, it shouldn’t be taken as a sign of Wall Street's collective affection for Dodd’s financial regulatory reform legislation. Chris Dodd’s financial regulatory bill has passed the Senate and, with a few tweaks in conference committee, seems …

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Written by Eli Lehrer on Friday May 21, 2010

Jews and Obama

Rabbi Eric Yoffie of the Union for Reform Judaism has released a very important statement with useful advice for liberal and conservative friends of Israel. A very important statement by Rabbi Eric Yoffie of the Union for Reform Judaism, with useful advice for liberal and conservative …

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Written by David Frum on Friday May 21, 2010

On the Civil Rights Act

The Civil Rights Act has been unquestioned by every legal institution in the country for almost half a century. Not exactly an under-discussed topic, but here's my answer to a question from today's livechat . *  *  * Comment From Daniel: Isn't the 1964 Civil Right's Act's …

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Written by David Frum on Friday May 21, 2010

Did Wall Street Dodge a Bullet?

While political blogs have been debating and scrutinizing the recently passed financial regulation bill, a scan of blogs from the financial world suggests that many on Wall Street are still holding their breath before declaring their verdict. While political blogs have been debating and scrutinizi…

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Written by Noah Kristula-Green on Friday May 21, 2010

Avoiding the Fad Diet Trap

Go to the grocery store and you’ll see them: seemingly ordinary foods, which consumed daily, or sometimes in vast quantities, will improve your health and/or waistline. Recommended by celebrities and celebrity-doctors alike, America seems addicted to the miracle food. Go to the grocery store …

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Written by Monica Marier on Friday May 21, 2010

Going Under the Knife

This spring I faced a decision: should I continue dealing with shortness of breath or gamble on a four-hour, tricky heart operation? In his 1920 poem, The Road Not Taken , Robert Frost’s concluding lines speak for many: Two roads diverged in a wood, and I . . . I took the one less …

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Written by Peter Worthington on Friday May 21, 2010

Punishing John Edwards

The National Enquirer reports that John Edwards is looking to strike a deal to avoid jail time after an investigation into payments to his mistress, Rielle Hunter. Robbed of a Pulitzer for its reporting on the John Edwards scandal, the National Enquirer seems determined to continue to be the …

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Written by Jeb Golinkin on Friday May 21, 2010

What Anti-Incumbent Anger?

Of the 471 Senators and Representatives up for re-election this year, about 460 of them -- or their establishment successors -- will avoid the predicted mass purge of incumbents. There is no anti-incumbent mood -- at least no more than is typical in American politics. There are 471 Senators and …

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Written by Alex Knepper on Friday May 21, 2010

Adding to Wall Street's Regulatory Glut

A country that finds it so difficult to abolish obsolete agencies should be careful of multiplying new ones. I won't pretend to expertise on the financial regulation bill. I'm suspicious of the idea of a new agency to protect consumers from dubious financial products: why not just add that mission …

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Written by David Frum on Friday May 21, 2010

Responding to Larison

Daniel Larison of the American Conservative magazine takes offense at my recent posts about Rand Paul's win. Instead of glowering at me, Larison should school his friends: develop either better manners or a thicker hide. Daniel Larison of the American Conservative magazine registers a …

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Written by David Frum on Friday May 21, 2010

GOP Out of Touch on Fighting Discrimination

Rand Paul's comments only serve to reinforce the notion held by many Americans, particularly minorities, that Republican candidates are out of touch and downright insensitive when it comes to defeating discrimination in America. Rand Paul's comments concerning the Civil Rights Act only serve to …

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Written by Jonas Stankovich on Friday May 21, 2010

Paul's Comments are the GOP's Problem

Candidates can raise any issue they wish in a campaign but it's troubling that forty years after the Civil Rights Act was passed people still support ignorant candidates like Rand Paul and the GOP declines to comment on his racist remarks. GOP Kentucky Senate candidate Rand Paul's comments about …

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Written by Crystal Wright on Thursday May 20, 2010

Can Paul Offer Anything But "No"?

Rand Paul remains (like his father) a fringe libertarian whose beliefs are so outside the mainstream that it is difficult to fathom Paul succeeding in the Senate at doing anything. Rand Paul may or may not be a racist. I can't say either way; although invoking the Civil Rights Act as an example of …

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Written by Jeb Golinkin on Thursday May 20, 2010

GOP Will Pay the Price for Rand Paul's Gaffe

The damage Rand Paul’s comments on the Civil Rights Act caused will now be felt by every Republican candidate in the run-up to November’s midterms. Guess what question will now be asked of every Republican senate and congressional candidate in debates leading up to November 2010? It's hard to …

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Written by David Frum on Thursday May 20, 2010

Toomey Faces Uphill Battle

Like him or hate him, most Republicans probably should have cheered for Benedict Arlen Specter on Tuesday night because Joe Sestak is going to be harder to beat. Rasmussen's latest poll shows Sestak out to a four point lead over GOP candidate Pat Toomey. Like him or hate him, most Republicans …

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Written by Jeb Golinkin on Thursday May 20, 2010

Cal GOP Senate Race Tightens

A new poll which shows Carly Fiorina holding a slight lead over Tom Campbell in the California GOP Senate race has prompted a fresh war of words between the two campaigns. A new poll by the Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC) has prompted a fresh war of words between the Republican …

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Written by Tim Mak on Thursday May 20, 2010

Rand Paul Clueless About Race

Libertarians are wary of government telling private businesses what they can and cannot do. But there are times when government must tell a private entity that they cannot impinge on the liberty of another person. Are Rand Paul's comments on the Civil Rights Act germane to whether or not he should …

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Written by Dennis Sanders on Thursday May 20, 2010

Kentucky GOP Chose the Wrong Candidate

Rand Paul's comments are proof we chose the wrong person. Not because his opinions are objectionable -- indeed, I agree with him on this issue -- but because Paul forgot that campaigns are times to mobilize not educate. Rand Paul's comments on the 1964 Civil Rights Act are proof that we chose …

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Written by Alex Knepper on Thursday May 20, 2010

Bartlett on Rand Paul

Bruce Bartlett is both an (ex?-) libertarian and also a close student of race and U.S. politics . Here's his take on Rand Paul and the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Bruce Bartlett is both an (ex?-) libertarian and also a close student of race and U.S. politics .  Here's his take on Rand Paul and …

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Written by David Frum on Thursday May 20, 2010