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Lewis: Age of Arab Tyranny Is Ending

Bernard Lewis writes in the Wall Street Journal : 'What Went Wrong?" That was the explosive title of a December 2001 book by historian Bernard Lewis about the decline of the Muslim world. Already at the printer when 9/11 struck, the book rocketed the professor to widespread public attention, …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday April 2, 2011

FDA Wants Calorie-Labeling Rules

The Washington Post reports: Chain restaurants, convenience stores, concession stands and vending machines would soon have to display calorie information for the food products they sell under rules proposed Friday by the Food and Drug Administration . “We do see this as an important …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday April 2, 2011

RNC Plans Primary Debate Fundraisers

Politico reports: The Republican National Committee is proposing to sponsor a series of monthly presidential primary debates beginning in August and running through February in which the RNC would determine the format and require each participating candidate to raise money for the party at the …

Written by FrumForum News on Saturday April 2, 2011

Why Centrists Can Still Win the Budget Fight

The Tea Party movement has proven it can't have a serious discussion over how to solve the budget crisis. This leaves space for centrists to take the lead. Please, stop. Whether it is Bruce Bartlett admonishing Republican Senators who have co-sponsored the Balanced Budget Amendment or Rep. …

Written by Steve Bell on Saturday April 2, 2011

Is Libya's Star Defector a Fake?

The West claims Moussa Koussa is a defector with valuable information on Qaddafi, but what if he is really in deep cover? Is Libya’s most important defector to the West really on a deep-cover diplomatic mission? One of the architects of the 2001 prosecution of two Libyans charged with downing the …

Written by Tim Hodgson on Saturday April 2, 2011

The Prowl: Fixing Up Mr. Hopeless

One of my friends constantly gets attached to crazy girlfriends. Can anything be done to save him? I'd love nothing more than to provide an update on last week's discussion of how to break the news to my boyfriend that I am writing this pseudonoymous blog. Unfortunately, um, other things got in …

Written by Vivian Darkbloom on Friday April 1, 2011

The Fat Diaries: Does Junk Food Cause ADHD?

The FDA now blames food coloring. But it amounts to the same thing. Another year, another new food study on ADHD. This time the FDA is looking into food coloring as the link between children’s diet and ADHD. Did anyone else just sigh and say “here we go again, ” or was that just me? …

Written by Monica Marier on Friday April 1, 2011

Help! My Coworkers Treat Me Like I'm Over the Hill

Eddie hears from a reader who's fifty and fears his co-workers don't respect him because of his age. Is it time to put the young whippersnappers in their place? Writing in the Globe and Mail , David Eddie hears from a reader who's fifty and fears his co-workers don't respect him because of his …

Written by David Eddie on Friday April 1, 2011

Afghan Mob Destroys UN HQ Over Koran Burning

The New York Times reports: MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Afghanistan — Stirred up by a trio of angry mullahs who urged them to avenge the burning of a Koran at a Florida church, thousands of protesters overran the compound of the United Nations in this northern Afghan city, killing at least 12 …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday April 1, 2011

Klein: BBA Would Make US Like California

Ezra Klein writes in the Washington Post : Bruce Bartlett takes a look at the Balanced Budget Amendment all 47 Republicans signed their names to and pronounces it “quite possibly the stupidest constitutional amendment I think I have ever seen. It looks like it was drafted by a couple of …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday April 1, 2011

Citibank Debt Collectors Beat Man To Death

Yahoo! News reports: Never let it be said that American financial firms aren't doing their part to build global goodwill toward the United States. The Jakarta Post reports that local police say three debt collectors working on behalf of Citibank killed an Indonesian political figure …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday April 1, 2011

Bartlett: BBA "Mind-Boggling In Its Insanity"

Bruce Bartlett writes: Today, all 47 Senate Republicans introduced a constitutional amendment to balance the federal budget. Full text available here . Presumably, this is the amendment that Republicans plan to demand as their price for increasing the federal debt limit. Of course, …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday April 1, 2011

Bachmann Raises More Than Romney

Taegan Goddard's Political Wire reports : Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) raised $2.2 million in the first quarter of 2011, even more than Mitt Romney who raised $1.9 million over the same period, Fox News reports. "Bachmann's political action committee, MichelePAC, raised $1.7 million …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday April 1, 2011

The West’s Next Libyan Headache?

When Qaddafi ceases to be a problem, count on his former foreign minister, defector Moussa Koussa to be the next source of worry. The defection to Britain of Muammar Qaddafi foreign minister and intelligence and security chief, the comically-named Moussa Koussa, is devastating to the Libyan …

Written by Peter Worthington on Friday April 1, 2011

Are the GOP's Budget Theatrics Unconstitutional?

The House GOP thinks it has a solution to the current budget crisis, but in addition to being unlikely to pass, is their solution also unconstitutional? The theatrics continue on the Hill this afternoon as the House votes on the ‘Government Shutdown Prevention Act’. The Act would automatically …

Written by Tim Mak on Friday April 1, 2011

What Romney Should Learn From Gingrich

Newt Gingrich's used to call the 1995 government shutdown "clearly wrong." Now he calls it a "historic success." Mitt Romney can learn from this. Benjy Sarlin has a post on the evolution of Newt Gingrich's statements on the 1995 government shutdown. Where once Gingrich lamented the 1995 …

Written by David Frum on Friday April 1, 2011

Trump Gets a Monday Segment on Fox News

Mediatie reports : Need to add some spice to your Monday morning? Fox & Friends has announced just the thing for the media nerd that simply can’t get enough of the most attention-grabbing potential 2012 Republican presidential candidates yet: “Mondays with Trump, ” a brand new segment …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday April 1, 2011

Calgary's Muslim Mayor Goes Green

It turns out Calgary's mayor is a Muslim revolutionary: revolutionary because he's trying to persuade the people of Canada's oil capital to ride public transit. My friend Chrystia Freeland at the International Herald Tribune has a profile up today of Calgary's new mayor. It turns out he is a …

Written by David Frum on Friday April 1, 2011

Japan's New Threat: Radioactive Groundwater

The Guardian reports : Workers at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant face new threats to their health after radiation exceeding safety levels was found to have seeped into groundwater near the facility. The plant's operator, Tokyo Electric Power (Tepco), was the target of …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday April 1, 2011

GOProud Chairman: Trump's Birther Stance is "Common Sense"

Ben Smith reports : Trump, incidentally, isn't just overshadowing the candidates. He's dragging other bits of the party down the birther rabbit-hole with him. For instance, I asked Chris Barron, the trump booster who heads the gay conservative group GOProud, whether he thinks Trump's …

Written by FrumForum News on Friday April 1, 2011