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Wehner: Fall in Crime is Not Surprising

Writing on Commentary's blog, Peter Wehner explains why the recent fall in crime rates is not surprising: The New York Times begins its story by saying, “Despite turmoil in the economy and high unemployment, crimes rates fell significantly across the Unites States in 2009.” Richard …

Written by FrumForum Editors on Wednesday May 26, 2010

Gates Backs "Don't Ask Don't Tell" Deal

Robert Gates has given his tentative backing to a compromise deal on the controversial "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" law: Defense Secretary Robert Gates offered a tepid endorsement of a deal to repeal the "Don't ask, don't tell" ban on gays in the military on Tuesday, a day after the White House …

Written by FrumForum Editors on Wednesday May 26, 2010

Who is Tariq Ramadan?

Guernica magazine explores the intellectual background of Tariq Ramadan, a Muslim figure often cited in the West: In 2006, Paul Berman attended a seminar in Sweden which featured the Muslim scholar Tariq Ramadan, just-resigned Dutch Parliamentarian Ayaan Hirsi Ali, and Bassam Tibi, the …

Written by FrumForum Editors on Wednesday May 26, 2010

How Elena Kagan Played Harvard Politics

The New York Times has gotten a lot of background information on Elena Kagan's time as a member of the Harvard faculty: One Saturday afternoon in March 2003, Lawrence H. Summers invited Elena Kagan for a private chat in the library of Elmwood, the stately clapboard mansion he occupied …

Written by FrumForum Editors on Wednesday May 26, 2010

U.S. Spending Pile Up Will Lead to Crash

At the time, the United States most desperately needs to create new wealth, we're piling spending atop spending in ways not easily undone. Wages down, government benefits up. Yesterday, USA Today published a troubling report on trends in American incomes. Of every $100 received by Americans, …

Written by David Frum on Wednesday May 26, 2010

Don't Let Rand Paul Speak for the GOP

By failing to forcefully rebuke Rand Paul's comments on the Civil Rights Act, the Republican Party risks alienating an entire generation of minority voters. Now that Kentucky Republicans have bestowed their Senate nomination upon Rand Paul, the Party has evinced on a national stage just how …

Written by Corey Chambliss on Tuesday May 25, 2010

Preventing the Next Oil Spill Disaster

The longer that oil is the centerpiece of America's energy economy, the greater the risks of another environmental catastrophe like the Gulf oil spill. On Wednesday morning, BP plans to put in motion its “top kill” scheme to stuff a muddy sock into the Deepwater Horror five weeks after the big …

Written by Jim DiPeso on Tuesday May 25, 2010

Watch: McCain Ad Mocks Hayworth's History Knowledge

The McCain campaign has released a new advertisement mocking opponent J.D. Hayworth's faulty World War II history. httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zC-x_EScbwg

Written by FrumForum Editors on Tuesday May 25, 2010

Obama Sending Troops to the Border

The New York Times reports that President Obama will send 1, 200 National Guard troops to the Southwest border. Mr. Obama is expected to make the announcement Tuesday, the officials said, after a meeting with lawmakers. Homeland Security officials said that the troops would provide …

Written by FrumForum Editors on Tuesday May 25, 2010

Sestak’s Opportunity

Serious question: Why doesn't Joe Sestak come clean? Serious question: Why doesn't Joe Sestak come clean? The Pennsylvania Democrat acknowledges that the White House offered him a job if he would withdraw from the Senate race against Arlen Specter. That offer raises embarrassing ethical …

Written by David Frum on Tuesday May 25, 2010

Cal GOP Senate Candidates Duel Over Polls

A new Public Policy Polling survey shows Carly Fiorina opening a lead in the race to win the GOP California Senate nomination, but her rivals are drawing attention to other polls which show a tighter race. A new Public Policy Polling survey finds that Carly Fiorina has opened up a wide lead in her …

Written by Jeb Golinkin on Tuesday May 25, 2010

North Korea Cuts Ties with South Korea

The BBC reports that North Korea will "sever all ties" with Seoul. KCNA said the North was also expelling all South Korean workers from a jointly-run factory north of the border. The move comes after an international report blamed North Korea for sinking a South Korean warship. Pyongyang …

Written by FrumForum Editors on Tuesday May 25, 2010

Kim Pushes South Korea to the Brink

North Korea's torpedoing of a South Korean warship cannot be viewed as accidental or a mere mistake. In the past, such aggression would be enough to warrant going to war. The Korean owner of the variety store in Wellington, Ontario some 15 kilometers west of Picton, asked when I bought newspaper…

Written by Peter Worthington on Tuesday May 25, 2010

Judging Limbaugh by His Own Words

Tim Graham of NewsBusters has posted a reply to my review of Zev Chafets’ Limbaugh biography. It's pretty harsh, as you would expect. Tim Graham of NewsBusters has posted a reply to my review of Zev Chafets’ Limbaugh biography. It's pretty harsh, as you would expect. I'll repost it in …

Written by David Frum on Tuesday May 25, 2010

The Real Rush Limbaugh

Zev Chafets has seen more of Rush Limbaugh's personal world than any other journalist, and in his new biography of the pundit he reveals some distinctly grandiose tastes in this self-imagined tribune of Middle America. I reviewed Zev Chafets’ new biography of Rush Limbaugh for the Washington …

Written by David Frum on Tuesday May 25, 2010

New Haley Ad: "Through the Grace of God All Things Are Possible"

Following yesterday's accusations of infidelity by political blogger Will Folks, today South Carolina GOP gubernatorial candidate Nikki Haley's campaign released a new ad reminding voters of her endorsement by Sarah Palin. httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VMe4WWgklw

Written by FrumForum Editors on Tuesday May 25, 2010

Frum Talks to Michael Portillo about the Future of Democracy

Recently, David Frum and former Conservative Party politician Michael Portillo discussed the future of democracy on BBC Radio 4. Click here to listen.

Written by FrumForum Editors on Tuesday May 25, 2010

The Fight Against the Burqa

Courtesy of Ezra Levant, here is a remarkable image of the harm done by the burqa. Courtesy of Ezra Levant, a remarkable image of the harm done by the burqa.

Written by David Frum on Tuesday May 25, 2010

Shake-Up at the RNC

The dismissal of Jeff Berkowitz, the Republican National Committee’s research director, is only the latest in a series of high-profile departures that will hurt the GOP in the run-up to November’s elections. Jeff Berkowitz may not be a name that many outside the Beltway are familiar with, but his …

Written by Tim Mak on Tuesday May 25, 2010

Elena Kagan Might Favor Stronger Executive

Courtesy of the New York Times : For decades, presidents of both parties have sought to impose greater White House control over the federal agencies that regulate matters like workplace rules, food and drug safety, and protections for natural resources. Elena Kagan , the Supreme …

Written by FrumForum Editors on Tuesday May 25, 2010