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Chuck DeVore Makes His Case

EXCLUSIVE: The great breathtaking conservative hope for 2010 is the possibility of unseating Senator Barbara Boxer in California. Frum Forum will talk to all three candidates for the GOP nomination in the coming days. Today: a video interview with state senator Chuck DeVore. The great …

Written by David Frum on Sunday January 17, 2010

Massachusetts Votes on Obamacare

Will the Bay State up-end politics the way Pennsylvania did in 1991, sending Washington a strong message on health care? And why has Massachusetts turned on ObamaCare? Democratic desperation and other compelling evidence strongly suggest that Democrats may well lose the late Senator Edward …

Written by David Gratzer on Friday January 15, 2010

Miracle in Massachusetts

Byron York is reporting that the bottom is dropping out of Martha Coakley's support in the Mass Senate race. Byron York is reporting that the bottom is dropping out of Martha Coakley's support in the Mass Senate race. It's not just the Democratic scare of a lifetime: Scott Brown might actually …

Written by David Frum on Friday January 15, 2010

Responding to My Critics

It seems like anything remotely linked to professional soldiering REALLY gets my critics riled up. The blogosphere is infested with trolls, apparently… I've got a certain effect on the evil creatures; I ATTRACT them! I ESPECIALLY attract …

Written by Sean Linnane on Friday January 15, 2010

Dems Won't Lose Kennedy's Seat

UPDATED: Scott Brown has run a good campaign for Ted Kennedy's old Senate seat in Massachusetts, but now the Democrats have awoken to his threat. Well, we are a week out from Election Day in the Massachusetts Senate race. What’s that you say? Wasn't the December Democratic primary tantamount …

Written by John Vecchione on Friday January 15, 2010

The Coming Club for Growth Versus Tea Party Fight

The present marriage of convenience between the pro-Ayn Rand Club for Growth and the populist Tea Party movement cannot last. One thing political parties and partisans seem never to learn: the purer you are, the more you lose. The divisions of Red and Green parties in ancient Rome, where …

Written by Steve Bell on Thursday January 14, 2010

The Beck-Palin Conversation

Republicans used to be the daddy party - the party of responsibility, of rules, of the hard truths of life. Yet these two pre-eminently visible spokespersons for conservatism and Republicanism talked for a full hour about their ... feelings. I tweeted my passing thoughts as I watched the …

Written by David Frum on Thursday January 14, 2010

On the Front Lines of Haiti's Recovery

While Haiti waits for assistance from other nations to trickle in, private military contractors are already at work restoring order and helping with the humanitarian effort. The earthquake that struck Port-au-Prince, Haiti measured 7.0 on the Richter scale. The devastation is of …

Written by Sean Linnane on Thursday January 14, 2010

Canada Rushes to Haiti's Aid

From past experiences, arguably the single greatest contribution Canada can make to assist Haiti is the 200-member army Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART), which is already arriving at the scene. As hopeless as conditions were in Haiti before the earthquake, they are even more critical now …

Written by Peter Worthington on Thursday January 14, 2010

Pawlenty's Budget Amendment Misstep

Tim Pawlenty's push for a balanced budget constitutional amendment may just be political positioning, but is it really the best way for him to impress Club for Growth type fiscal conservatives? It’s been a couple of months since Pawlenty began pitching his new balanced budget constitutional …

Written by Bryce McNitt on Thursday January 14, 2010

A More Rational Approach for Targeting Terror Suspects

I talked to UCLA law professor Mark Kleiman about the application of his ideas about crime-fighting to the aviation security problem in my latest column for The Week . I talked to UCLA law professor Mark Kleiman about the application of his ideas about crime-fighting to the aviation security …

Written by David Frum on Thursday January 14, 2010

Debating the Soviet Economy

Hate to go all "Vas you der Charlie" on young Matt Yglesias, but this recent post on the debate over the size of the Soviet economy is completely wrong. Hate to go all "Vas you der Charlie" on young Matt Yglesias, but this recent post on the debate over the size of the Soviet economy is …

Written by David Frum on Wednesday January 13, 2010

CIA to Obama: Don't Point the Finger at Us

President Obama has blamed the intelligence community for not catching the underwear bomber sooner. Speaking with Frum Forum , many former CIA and FBI officials argued the President’s criticism was unwarranted and that the agencies followed appropriate procedures. President Obama has blamed the …

Written by Elise Cooper on Wednesday January 13, 2010

Palin's Fox Debut

Sarah Palin's signing with Fox struck me as a deeply bad idea for her, assuming she harbors continuing political ambitions. Sarah Palin's signing with Fox struck me as a deeply bad idea for her, assuming she harbors continuing political ambitions. 1) Every time a politician appears on television…

Written by David Frum on Wednesday January 13, 2010

Reid's Words and Actions Fall Short

To someone who has observed the Democrats take the black vote for granted for years, while offering mere lip-service in lieu of constructive policies, Harry Reid's recent comments on race come as little surprise. Defenders of Harry Reid’s comments about black people in the new book Game Change …

Written by Brad Schaeffer on Tuesday January 12, 2010

Blinded by Race

Reid’s praise for Obama’s skin tone and accent reveal his own background assumptions about the rest of black America. Harry Reid’s defenders argue that the Majority Leader merely used inartful language. But Reid’s praise for Obama’s skin tone and accent revealed his own background assumptions …

Written by Crystal Wright on Tuesday January 12, 2010

Washington DC, Financial Capital of the World

My latest CNN.com column analyzes the news that office rents in D.C. will soon overtake rents in New York City. My latest CNN.com column analyzes the news that office rents in D.C. will soon overtake rents in New York City.

Written by David Frum on Tuesday January 12, 2010

Unanswered Edwards Questions

I've heard it said that Edwards was a third-tier candidate, a clear non-starter, nothing for anyone to worry about - had his campaign gone anywhere, then the Democratic truth-tellers would have stepped forward. Sure. Right. Posed of course by Mickey Kaus . The New York magazine …

Written by David Frum on Tuesday January 12, 2010

Time for a War President

If the president and Congress are focusing most of their attention on healthcare, then they’re shortchanging the imperatives of national security. One of the great things that Frum Forum does is allow critics to freely post on its site in response to the ideas and arguments put forth here. Some …

Written by John Guardiano on Tuesday January 12, 2010

Hunting for Heroes

As time starts to run out for veterans of the Korean war, the President of South Korea wants to send a letter to every surviving veteran, thanking him for helping save the country. However roughly 80% of all veterans aren't registered with any formal veterans organization. As time starts to run …

Written by Peter Worthington on Monday January 11, 2010