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Massachusetts Wakes Up To Government Waste

I recently returned from a delightful weekend in Massachusetts, where I was born and raised. I visit my home state frequently, and nearly every time I do, am reminded of why I’m no longer a Democrat. This time, it took just 5 minutes reading the Boston Herald to refresh my …

Written by James Kirchick on Wednesday June 10, 2009

Are Canadians Less Patriotic than Americans?

Where are the crowds of cheering citizenry? Where are the school children, laughing and waving little flags? Canadian journalist Guy Crittenden replies: D-Day, Shmee-Day. I believe that these photos are from the annual Canadian military parade celebratin…

Written by Sean Linnane on Tuesday June 9, 2009

More On Obama's Cairo Speech

My National Post column for the weekend adds more to the discussion of the president's Cairo speech: June 4 must have some special place in the Barack Obama political calendar. On June 4, 2009, the President delivered his much anticipated speech to the Muslim world. Exactly a year …

Written by David Frum on Sunday June 7, 2009

D-Day Remembered: Men Cut in Half, 96% of 'A' Company Dead within 10 Minutes

I have studied the D-Day invasion since I was in grade school; in 2004 I prowled the entire US sector of Normandy , from the Utah and Omaha beaches to Ste Mere-Eglise, and paced out the locations of numerous engagements of the paratroopers of the 82nd and 101st Divisions. I have read …

Written by Sean Linnane on Saturday June 6, 2009

Iran: Apology Shmology

Much hay has been made over the President's apology for the United States' role in the 1953 coup against Mohammad Mossadeq. Despite the fact that Mossadeq was ruling by emergency decree at the time and had threatened President Eisenhower that he would align Iran (and its energy supplies) with the …

Written by Zac Morgan on Saturday June 6, 2009

French Feminists: President's Speech A "Slap In The Face" To Islamic Women

Annie Sugier, President of La Ligue du Droit International des Femmes (The League of Women’s International Law) writes: In his speech delivered at the University of Cairo and intended to bring about the reconciliation of the United States and the Arab-Islamic world, the American …

Written by La Ligue du Droit International on Friday June 5, 2009

Ayaan Hirsi Ali: Obama Let Down Moderate Muslims

In an exclusive interview with NM's Jeb Golinkin, Ayaan Hirsi Ali -- the bestselling author of Infidel and Islamic reformer -- gives us her quick take of the President's address to the Muslim world. Here are excerpts: ON WOMEN'S RIGHTS: President Obama's speech didn’t do much for …

Written by FrumForum Exclusive on Friday June 5, 2009

View From France: Better "Freedom Fries" Than Obama's Hijab Slap

When the French parliament passed the headscarf ban in 2004, France was unsurprisingly criticized in the Muslim world. Five years later, President Obama, always looking for things to apologize about, particularly when they are supposed to have been done by other people, shared his point of view …

Written by Jean Granville on Friday June 5, 2009

Memory In Full

Chancellor Angela Merkel recalls a chapter of history too often overlooked. The Nazi concentration camp at Buchenwald had a second life - as a Soviet concentration camp. Today we remember the victims of this place. This includes remembering the victims of the so-called Special Camp 2, a …

Written by David Frum on Friday June 5, 2009

We Used To Embrace Defecting Kgb Agents--now We Deport Them

Does the Canadian government know something that it’s not telling? I’m not thinking of their addiction to secrecy, but the deportation of a former KGB officer as a security risk after 12 years of lawfully living in Canada. Mikhail Lennikov, formerly of the KGB, has been given …

Written by Peter Worthington on Friday June 5, 2009

Is Unemployment Higher Than Reported?

So the unemployment rate went up to 9.4% this morning. Or did it? If you strongly suspect that the unemployment rate is higher than that, you will find support in the columns of John Crudele at thespan> New York Post

Written by Gusher on Friday June 5, 2009

New Hampshire Does Gay Marriage Right

So it's official- Governor Lynch has signed the bill making New Hampshire the sixth state to legalize same-sex marriages. This comes only two years after the state legalized civil unions. As a former New Hampshire resident, I find myself torn on this news- on the one hand, I am against gay …

Written by Dustin Siggins on Thursday June 4, 2009

Obama's Tammany Politics

From my new column in The Week : In any meaningful sense of the word, nobody gives a damn about "diversity" on the Supreme Court. Does anybody care whether a judge has served in the military or done lawyering for a national security agency? Or whether a judge has expertise in the sciences? …

Written by David Frum on Thursday June 4, 2009

The Dangers Of A Presidential Speech To The Muslim World

On the eve of President Obama’s speech to the Muslim world from Cairo University, we should remember the dangers of speaking to the Muslim world. I will be blogging more about this, but I think this column remains relevant. Barack Obama made an unwise commitment during his campaign. …

Written by David Frum on Wednesday June 3, 2009

Two Thumbs Up For Obama's Pick For Army Secretary

Here’s at least one presidential appointment that Republicans can cross off their worry list: Obama’s pick of Rep. John McHugh (R-NY) as Secretary of the Army, announced on Tuesday. McHugh is a strong, wise choice for the post—even if it means there will now be more Republicans in …

Written by Tom Qualtere on Wednesday June 3, 2009

Is College Worth It?

LISTEN : Dr. Marc Scheer, author of " No Sucker Left Behind: Avoiding the Great College Ripoff " joins FF reporter Jeb Golinkin in NewMajority's first podcast (soon to be available on iTunes). Scheer tells Jeb that a college degree is not as valuable as you might think.

Written by Jeb Golinkin on Wednesday June 3, 2009

Wanted: Dead Or Alive

A white Irishman is about as far away as you can get from a wise Latina woman. Indeed, this white Irishman once remarked “I don't think there's any point in being Irish if you don't know that the world is going to break your heart eventually.” But the late Senator Daniel Patrick …

Written by Frum Forum Editors on Wednesday June 3, 2009

New Unesco Head Sparks Protests: "i Would Burn Israeli Books"

More than a year after I first wrote in a dispatch about concerns that Egyptian culture minister Farouk Hosni might become head of the United Nations Economic, Social and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the international media are finally reporting on this topic. For example, there was a front …

Written by Tom Gross on Tuesday June 2, 2009

Sudden Jihad Syndrome?

Maybe his defense will be Sudden Jihad Syndrome ? By shooting a couple of basic training soldiers outside a Little Rock, Ark., recruiting centre, Abdulhakim Mujahid Muhammad apparently was registering his disapproval of what the two victims were doing to Muslims. Of course, Pvt. William …

Written by Peter Worthington on Tuesday June 2, 2009

Do We Have Blood On Our Hands?

Leaders of the prolife movement have quickly and appropriately condemned the murder of Dr. George Tiller. Tiller, who was gunned down while serving in his Church in Wichita, Kansas, had long been one of the most vocal leaders of the pro-choice movement and was one of the few doctors still performin…

Written by Frum Forum Editors on Tuesday June 2, 2009