Entries

Keep Climate Deniers Out of Class

The move by climate change deniers to have their beliefs taught in schools will only push American students further behind the rest of the world in math and science knowledge. In 1987, the Supreme Court ruled that singling out evolution for criticism in public schools violates the doctrine of …

Written by Jeb Golinkin on Thursday March 4, 2010

Lowering Expectations for a Deal with Iran

Negotiations with Iran should not be dismissed out of hand. However, in the end, it is hard to see what the Iranians will accept in exchange for giving up their nuclear program or what the West can offer that Iran might actually want. There are powerful arguments in favor of a deal with Iran. …

Written by Jean Granville on Thursday March 4, 2010

Lowering Expectations for a Deal with Iran

Negotiations with Iran should not be dismissed out of hand. However, in the end, it is hard to see what the Iranians will accept in exchange for giving up their nuclear program or what the West can offer that Iran might actually want. There are powerful arguments in favor of a deal with Iran. …

Written by Jean Granville on Thursday March 4, 2010

Once You Go Statist, You Can't Go Back

As the protests in Greece show, even if the GOP regains control of Congress, once an entitlement has been enacted -- be it healthcare here or public service pensions there -- it can be impossible to take away. While many Americans were tuned in to the healthcare summit last week, I found myself …

Written by Brad Schaeffer on Thursday March 4, 2010

Once You Go Statist, You Can't Go Back

As the protests in Greece show, even if the GOP regains control of Congress, once an entitlement has been enacted -- be it healthcare here or public service pensions there -- it can be impossible to take away. While many Americans were tuned in to the healthcare summit last week, I found myself …

Written by Brad Schaeffer on Thursday March 4, 2010

Backing the GOP into a Paranoid Corner

While yesterday’s leaked RNC fundraising document shows that senior Republicans don't share the paranoid fantasies of the small-donor base, the GOP should still tread carefully when mobilizing anxieties and fears about the Obama administration. Money is the sinews of politics, and Republicans …

Written by David Frum on Thursday March 4, 2010

Backing the GOP into a Paranoid Corner

While yesterday’s leaked RNC fundraising document shows that senior Republicans don't share the paranoid fantasies of the small-donor base, the GOP should still tread carefully when mobilizing anxieties and fears about the Obama administration. Money is the sinews of politics, and Republicans …

Written by David Frum on Thursday March 4, 2010

Giannoulias on the Defensive

In the Illinois Senate race, Democratic candidate Alexi Giannoulias launched an effort Wednesday to address questions about his work at his family's bank amidst reports of loans to corrupt officials and the mob. Alexi Giannoulias is officially on the defensive. On Wednesday, he launched a website …

Written by Jeb Golinkin on Thursday March 4, 2010

Giannoulias on the Defensive

In the Illinois Senate race, Democratic candidate Alexi Giannoulias launched an effort Wednesday to address questions about his work at his family's bank amidst reports of loans to corrupt officials and the mob. Alexi Giannoulias is officially on the defensive. On Wednesday, he launched a website …

Written by Jeb Golinkin on Thursday March 4, 2010

Obama Moves to Gut Our Nuke Arsenal

The Obama administration is about to unveil a new nuclear strategy which seriously reduces the role and importance of nuclear weapons, not because it will help keep the nation safer, but rather because the president and the far left pine for a world free of nuclear weapons. Ronald Reagan famously …

Written by John Guardiano on Thursday March 4, 2010

Obama Moves to Gut Our Nuke Arsenal

The Obama administration is about to unveil a new nuclear strategy which seriously reduces the role and importance of nuclear weapons, not because it will help keep the nation safer, but rather because the president and the far left pine for a world free of nuclear weapons. Ronald Reagan famously …

Written by John Guardiano on Thursday March 4, 2010

Our Values Paradox

Liberals and conservatives hold distinct values. But for both sides, habitual ideological stands are undermining cherished policy goals. "Keep your laws off my body." It's a slogan that works equally well for the pro-choice left and the anti-nanny-state right. How well does it work for …

Written by David Frum on Thursday March 4, 2010

Our Values Paradox

Liberals and conservatives hold distinct values. But for both sides, habitual ideological stands are undermining cherished policy goals. "Keep your laws off my body." It's a slogan that works equally well for the pro-choice left and the anti-nanny-state right. How well does it work for …

Written by David Frum on Thursday March 4, 2010

More Proof of Obama's Poor Judgment

President Obama's one-time nominee as National Intelligence director has not only endorsed the "Israel apartheid" slur - but has taken to an explicitly Israel-eliminationist website to do so. I see that President Obama's one-time nominee as National Intelligence director has not only endorsed …

Written by David Frum on Thursday March 4, 2010

More Proof of Obama's Poor Judgment

President Obama's one-time nominee as National Intelligence director has not only endorsed the "Israel apartheid" slur - but has taken to an explicitly Israel-eliminationist website to do so. I see that President Obama's one-time nominee as National Intelligence director has not only endorsed …

Written by David Frum on Thursday March 4, 2010

Specter's Resurgence

Republicans who hoped that Arlen Specter would go quietly were wrong. Specter has stormed past the man that pushed him out of the Republican party in the latest Quinnipiac University poll. Republicans who hoped that Arlen Specter would go quietly were wrong. Despite the fact that more than …

Written by Jeb Golinkin on Wednesday March 3, 2010

Specter's Resurgence

Republicans who hoped that Arlen Specter would go quietly were wrong. Specter has stormed past the man that pushed him out of the Republican party in the latest Quinnipiac University poll. Republicans who hoped that Arlen Specter would go quietly were wrong. Despite the fact that more than …

Written by Jeb Golinkin on Wednesday March 3, 2010

Can We Cut a Deal with the Mullahs?

Earlier today, the Atlantic Council hosted a debate between Michael Ledeen, author of Accomplice to Evil: Iran and the War Against the West and Flynt Leverett, Senior Research Fellow at the New America Foundation over the future direction of American relations with Iran. Earlier today, the …

Written by David Frum on Wednesday March 3, 2010

Can We Cut a Deal with the Mullahs?

Earlier today, the Atlantic Council hosted a debate between Michael Ledeen, author of Accomplice to Evil: Iran and the War Against the West and Flynt Leverett, Senior Research Fellow at the New America Foundation over the future direction of American relations with Iran. Earlier today, the …

Written by David Frum on Wednesday March 3, 2010

Pelosi's Stealth Move to Criminalize the CIA

Last week, congressional Democrats attempted to insert a provision, without debate, into the intelligence appropriations bill which would have allowed for the criminal prosecution of CIA officers. Frum Forum spoke with former CIA officials, all of whom warned against further attempts by the …

Written by Elise Cooper on Wednesday March 3, 2010