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Marshall's Unfair Attack on the Founders

Monday, the RNC criticized Elena Kagan for approvingly citing Thurgood Marshall's negative comments on the constitution. Lost in the media furor and condemnation of the RNC though is the fact that Marshall’s critique was also unfair. Democrats are attempting to make hay of the RNC's criticism …

Written by Henry Clay on Tuesday May 11, 2010

Times Square: Good Luck or Good Policy?

Conservatives are criticizing the Obama Administration for being "lucky" that the Times Square Bomber was a dud. In reality, luck is an essential part of war. Although there is marked disagreement on how to deal with terrorist suspects in custody (cue split screen of Eric Holder/Rudy Giuliani) a …

Written by Brad Schaeffer on Tuesday May 11, 2010

Incumbents Beware

The convention defeat of Utah's Sen. Bennett, has many political watchers convinced of an anti-Democratic tide in November, but other signs suggest a larger anti-incumbent movement targeting veterans of both parties. With the recent results of the Republican convention in Utah, many contend that …

Written by Geoff Peterson on Tuesday May 11, 2010

Is Obama Leading, or Ducking Blame?

The biggest environmental disaster in recent American history reveals an important "leadership secret" of Barack Obama. The biggest environmental disaster in recent American history reveals an important "leadership secret" of Barack Obama: Although President Obama has not entirely escaped blame …

Written by David Frum on Tuesday May 11, 2010

Is Obama Leading, or Ducking Blame?

My latest column for CNN.com examines President Obama's leadership style and how it has helped him avoid blame for the biggest environmental disaster in recent American history. My latest column for CNN.com examines President Obama's leadership style and how it has helped him avoid blame for the …

Written by David Frum on Tuesday May 11, 2010

Maine's Tea Party Coup

This weekend, tea party supporters attending the Maine Republican party convention voted “overwhelmingly” to rewrite much of the party platform to reflect their less than mainstream views. The inmates (the tea partiers) are now officially running the asylum (the Maine GOP). Maine Politics …

Written by Jeb Golinkin on Tuesday May 11, 2010

GOP Should Vote "No" on Kagan

Solicitor General Elena Kagan's decision to exclude military recruiters from campus when dean of Harvard Law School is reason enough for Republicans to vote against her nomination. Justice John Paul Stevens is the last World War II veteran on the Supreme Court. President Obama wants his replaceme…

Written by John Vecchione on Tuesday May 11, 2010

The Left's Billion Dollar Tea Party Lie

The Koch Foundations are regularly accused in liberal circles of being the financial backers of the Tea Party movement. But digging deeper, one finds a group trying to distance themselves from Tea Partiers and working to modernize conservatism. The Koch brand is regularly assailed for funding …

Written by Tim Mak on Monday May 10, 2010

Israel's Booming Economy

On 10 May, Israel was formally admitted as a member to the Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD), despite a concerted effort by the Palestinian lobby to block its accession. On 10 May, Israel was formally admitted as a member to the Organization for Economic Co-Operation …

Written by Arsen Ostrovsky on Monday May 10, 2010

Remembering the Upper West Side

In the most recent Commentary , John Podhoretz has crafted a beautiful piece of writing on the Upper West Side, then and now. Here's a beautiful piece of writing that is also a vivid and true piece of history: John Podhoretz on the Upper West Side, then and now. Everybody got mugged. …

Written by David Frum on Monday May 10, 2010

The GOP Case for “Cash for Caulkers”

Some Republicans in Congress are finally getting the message that the environment matters. They are supporting the Home Star Energy Retrofit Act, or “Cash for Caulkers”. Many at Frum Forum have been arguing that Republicans should take the lead on environmental issues, and some Republicans in …

Written by Oliver R. Garland on Monday May 10, 2010

Human-Animal Hybrid Ban Goes Too Far

On April 29, the Arizona legislature approved A new law banning the creation of "chimeras"--human-animal hybrids. While it sounds like Science Fiction, the issue is real. "An anything, a nothing, a fancy, a chimera in my brain, troubles me in prayer" -- John Donne On April 29, the Arizona …

Written by Stephen Green on Monday May 10, 2010

Kagan's Anti-Military Stance Didn't Speak for Harvard

Elena Kagan is currently under fire for her opposition to allowing military recruitment on Harvard's campus. Yet Kagan’s criticisms of the military were not representative of everyone at the university. Elena Kagan is currently coming under fire for her critical remarks regarding allowing …

Written by Noah Kristula-Green on Monday May 10, 2010

Greece Could Happen Here

Unless Americans become serious about controlling their growing debt, their future will look very Greek. Eli Lehrer in a recent post argued that a crisis similar to the one that Greece faces now is unlikely in America because the U.S. has strong fundamentals, much lower debt than Greece, …

Written by Napoleon Linardatos on Monday May 10, 2010

Raiding the Labour Vote

David Cameron and the Conservatives did very well in the British election, so why couldn't they win Gillian Duffy's vote? Okay, after reading everything I can get my hands on about the British elections, I'm coming to some conclusions. 1) By a bunch of the more esoteric measures ("net new votes …

Written by Thomas J. Marier on Monday May 10, 2010

The Kagan Question

How much do the president's supporters really know about the kind of justice Elena Kagan would be? Glenn Greenwald argued in our recent Bloggingheads dialogue: not very much. How much do the president's supporters really know about the kind of justice Elena Kagan would be? Glenn Greenwald …

Written by David Frum on Monday May 10, 2010

Are Corporations Getting Bigger?

We talked about this on Bill Maher last night. I said no, but I didn't have the numbers at my fingertips. I just looked them up in my 1970s history, How We Got Here . We talked about this on Bill Maher last night. I said no, but I didn't have the numbers at my fingertips. I just looked them up …

Written by David Frum on Saturday May 8, 2010

Defending Cameron's Tory Rebrand

Many have argued that David Cameron’s Tory rebrand cost the party voters and resulted in a hung Parliament. Conservatives on both sides of the Atlantic though need to understand the measure of the difficulties the Conservatives faced and (partially) surmounted in the election. British conservative …

Written by David Frum on Saturday May 8, 2010

The Vanished World of a Wartime Generation

In civilian life, Canadian officer Brigadier James Roberts was a businessman. But when war came, like so many others, he discovered that he was a superb soldier, inventive and brave. A rare funny moment from the last days of the Second World War: It fell to the Canadians to accept the …

Written by David Frum on Saturday May 8, 2010

Big Oil's Reality Check

The giant Gulf of Mexico spill has made it clear that oil companies need to acquire a touch of humility and re-orient their safety and environmental protection practices accordingly. Humility is regarded as a conservative virtue. Typically, you won't find much humility at oil companies. Finding …

Written by Jim DiPeso on Saturday May 8, 2010