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Summer Reads: Epstein on 1939: The Lost World Of The Fair

Frum Forum correspondents and readers are encouraged to blog about the books they are reading this August. Please send any entries to editor[at]frumforum.com with the subject line, “Summer Reads.” 1939 was not a happy time. The Great Depression had just shuddered into its tenth year, …

Written by Ethan Epstein on Tuesday August 16, 2011

Bachmann's Bad Civics

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Written by Andrew Pavelyev on Monday August 15, 2011

Don't Underestimate Rick Perry

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Written by Les Francis on Monday August 15, 2011

Res Judicata: Legal Immigration is Not the Answer

The bad economic news, especially persistently high unemployment, requires an examination of our immigration policy. The U.S. currently admits about 800,000 legal immigrants per year, all of whom are authorized for employment. This goes on year in and year out, regardless of the level of …

Written by Howard Foster on Monday August 15, 2011

Who Do I Support with Pawlenty Gone?

I have been supporting Tim Pawlenty for president this go round. Now it appears I have to find a new candidate . My reasons for supporting him were that he was from a Democrat leading Midwestern state and had run a generally conservative administration. He seemed like a serious man with a nice …

Written by John Vecchione on Monday August 15, 2011

Courts Must Say Who is a Security Risk

In the bad old days of the Cold War, when Soviet espionage and subversion was rampant, it was a given that in questions of security versus individual rights, preference was given to the state. In other words, in sensitive areas of national security, if suspicions of treason or of being …

Written by Peter Worthington on Monday August 15, 2011

The Straw Poll Scam

Why doesn't the national Republican Party discourage the presidential hopefuls from participating in the Ames Straw Poll? While the benefits of this event to the Iowa GOP are perfectly clear, I don't see any benefits to the party as a whole, and there may even be some harm. The straw poll has …

Written by Andrew Pavelyev on Sunday August 14, 2011

Summer Reads: DiPeso on You Are Not a Gadget

The Internet has been touted as a paradise for individual liberty and democracy – a platform from which every point of view can be heard, a global town hall where the ideas of free individuals are the raw materials for the wisdom of the crowd. Not so fast, says musician, virtual reality developer…

Written by Jim DiPeso on Sunday August 14, 2011

Romney Gets His Challenger

For two years, disaffected conservative Republicans have shopped for an alternative to Mitt Romney. They have worked their way through Sarah Palin, Tim Pawlenty, and Donald Trump among others. The Ames straw poll turned a spotlight on Michele Bachmann. Until now, anti-Romney Republicans have …

Written by David Frum on Saturday August 13, 2011

Mitt Romney: Goldbug?

Romney's campaign filed FEC reports indicating the candidate's personal wealth to be between $190 million and $250 million. The most important sentence is buried in this Los Angeles Times article: "The couple owns between $250,001 and $500,000 in gold."

Written by Tim Mak on Saturday August 13, 2011

Standing By for a Crappy Airport Job

I've always thought that working at an airport must be one of the most depressing jobs available. Far, far away from the center of a city, and often, in an ugly, poorly-designed environment. However, here in Toronto, we are lucky to have the Billy Bishop Airport, a small property in the heart of …

Written by Daniel Alexandre Portoraro on Saturday August 13, 2011

Summer Romance: Why You Should Not Diss Online Dating

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Written by Vanessa Rodriguez on Friday August 12, 2011

The Prowl: Breaking Up Soulmates is Hard to Do

It is August recess and I could not be happier. My daily responsibilities have diminished to the point where all I did today was write a single, one-page memo on surface transportation funding and water my boss' plant. August recess, however, is not going well for two close friends of mine. …

Written by Vivian Darkbloom on Friday August 12, 2011

The Fat Diaries: Drawing the Line at 1% Milk

Summer is almost over and the weather has gone from molten to within mortal endurance. I’ve been going outside a little more, and began to examine my diet again to make sure I was on the right track. Sadly, my rock-hard zero tolerance for goodies has softened a little. I wondered if I could …

Written by Monica Marier on Friday August 12, 2011

Uday Hussein: Iraq's "Devil"

The "queen" of true crime novels, Ann Rule, once described the hopeless psychopath, or "lust killer", as someone who feels that "there are no other real people in his world. Only him. Other people exist only to fulfill--or deny--his needs." She might as well have been describing Uday Saddam …

Written by Telly Davidson on Friday August 12, 2011

No One Likes A Loser

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Written by Alan Hirsch on Friday August 12, 2011

Let Federal Housing Loans Expire

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Written by Eli Lehrer on Friday August 12, 2011

No Criticism Please, We're British

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Written by David Frum on Thursday August 11, 2011

Be Euro-Scared, Very Euro-Scared

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Written by David Frum on Thursday August 11, 2011

Pawlenty and Bachmann Spar in Iowa Debate

A spirited debate tonight on Fox News, but one where the winner ultimately turned about to be someone who said the least substantively. Frontrunner and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney escaped unscathed - no one seriously challenged him, and with expectations that he would be targeted, …

Written by Tim Mak on Thursday August 11, 2011