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Events in Tehran are often compared to the student demonstrations in Tiananmen Square in 1989. That was 20 years ago – yet a different world. The man who took the famous photograph of the lone protester confronting a line of tanks, Charles Cole, described how he preserved that image for the …

Written by Jeb Golinkin on Monday June 22, 2009

"Why I Dumped Obama's Party"

The publisher of the Las Vegas Review-Journal explains why he switched his registration from D to R: A fiscal conservative such as myself is treated by Obamaniacs like a ringing cell phone in church. "Shhhh!" they say. The only debate among Democrats is how fast and how deeply to run up the …

Written by David Frum on Monday June 22, 2009

More Raptors on the Horizon?

It looks like the F-22 production line may not fall idle after all. Cracks in the Administration's attempts to kill it are appearing. First, as Mike Goldfarb at the em> Weekly Standard notes

Written by J. Moses Browning on Thursday June 18, 2009

Gallup and Gullibility

My new column for The Week warns against allowing the new Gallup poll - you know, the poll that showed 40% of Americans identifying as "conservative" - to lull political conservatives into complacency. The case for reform is supported, not contradicted, by Gallup's results.

Written by David Frum on Thursday June 18, 2009

Dems at Odds on Paying for Obamacare

Today, the likelihood that the Democrats will be able to rush through a health care package before the August recess is increasingly in doubt. The financing of Obamacare has the Democrats twisted in knots. Earlier in the week, the Congressional Budget Office found that the still incomplete …

Written by Henry Clay on Wednesday June 17, 2009

Wannabe Martyrs? Zacarias Moussaoui and the Gitmo Five

The Obama Administration is reported to be “gravely concerned” that by permitting Khalid Sheik Mohammed and four accused 9/11 co-conspirators to plead guilty it could be fulfilling their “desire” for martyrdom. But is it in fact the aim of KSM and his co-conspirators to …

Written by John Rosenthal on Tuesday June 16, 2009

Dems Protect Their Own on Countrywide

According to this story in The Hill today, Democrat Chairman Edolphus Towns (D-NY) refused to join ranking Republican Darrell Issa (R-CA) in seeking documents related to the “Friends of Angelo” program. Makes one wonder what Chairman Towns’ reaction might be if it were two Republican …

Written by FF Washington Insider on Tuesday June 16, 2009

Negotiations with Iran Would be a Sham

As David Frum and Richard Perle quipped in em> An End to Evil

Written by Zac Morgan on Tuesday June 16, 2009

A Republican Majority Must be Conservative

As the Obama administration defines itself by actions rather than words and George W. Bush fades into history, the number of people calling themselves conservative has increased. As RealClearPolitics span> notes

Written by John Vecchione on Tuesday June 16, 2009

Who Wants School Vouchers? Rich Whites and Poor Nonwhites

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Written by Andrew Gelman on Tuesday June 16, 2009

Violence in Iran - 1

See Michael Ledeen today : The Iranian people know that they’re on their own; they aren’t going to get any help from us, or the United Nations, or the Europeans. But paradoxically, this lack of support may strengthen their will. There is no cavalry on the horizon. If they are going …

Written by David Frum on Tuesday June 16, 2009

An African-American Opportunity for Republicans

The historic election of Barack Obama was indeed an electrifying moment for the United States. The election of the first African-American President was a monumental step in racial equality and harmony. It was truly a sign that America is the land of opportunity and that regardless of race, people …

Written by Demetrius Minor on Monday June 15, 2009

The Dictator's Handbook

The mullahs do not seem to have read this published excerpt from Paul Collier's new book, em> Wars, Guns and Votes

Written by David Frum on Monday June 15, 2009

Yes James Von Brunn Is Right Wing

An unfortunate tendency on the right these days is to attempt to win arguments through tendentious and shallow redefinitions of what constitutes “left” and “right.” That tendency flared up in recent days with efforts to rebut any notion that the Holocaust Museum …

Written by Kenneth Silber on Sunday June 14, 2009

Obama, Cairo & Jerusalem

My weekend National Post column parses the president's Cairo speech for evidence of his intentions on Jerusalem and reaches this conclusion: Characteristically, Obama is trying to find an intermediate position between two opposing points. But also characteristically, this intermediate position …

Written by David Frum on Saturday June 13, 2009

You Read It Here First

Back in February, here at FrumForum.com, David Frum argued for downsizing our cities and pulling down homes in abandoned or depopulated neighborhoods: Think of it as "exurban renewal" - a 21st century counterpart to the slum clearances of the 1940s and 1950s... Now, the Daily …

Written by Frum Forum Editors on Saturday June 13, 2009

Levin Reviewed

I promised last week to read and review Mark Levin's Liberty and Tyranny . A little tardy, but here it is. Just follow this link over to the Bookshelf.

Written by David Frum on Friday June 12, 2009

Eli Lake Gets The News

In today's Washington Times , Eli Lake has a serious scoop. Lake reports that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will deliver a major speech on Sunday accepting the concept of a Palestinian state, subject to terms protecting Israeli security: • Any Palestinian state must be …

Written by David Frum on Friday June 12, 2009

Horseraceblog's Jay Cost Handicaps The Healthcare Fight

Listen: NM's Jeb Golinkin talks with Jay Cost, author of RealClearPolitics' HorseRaceBlog about the politics of health care reform. Jay also tells Jeb why he thinks Michael Steele should resign. Listen on Itunes here , or download here .

Written by Jeb Golinkin on Thursday June 11, 2009

Business Will Sell Out GOP On Healthcare

With the clock ticking, it is well past time to inform the American people of the cozy relationship between government and the business community that threatens the quality of healthcare for the middle class. Several weeks ago, I argued here that Republicans would be wise to abandon their …

Written by Henry Clay on Thursday June 11, 2009