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Barack Obama – Tough Guy

A friend close to the intelligence community argues that Obama has been much tougher on the intelligence agencies after the Christmas bombing attempt than President Bush was after 9/11. A (right of center) friend close to the intelligence community makes this point. He talked too rapidly for me to …

Written by David Frum on Thursday January 7, 2010

Barack Obama – Tough Guy

A friend close to the intelligence community argues that Obama has been much tougher on the intelligence agencies after the Christmas bombing attempt than President Bush was after 9/11. A (right of center) friend close to the intelligence community makes this point. He talked too rapidly for me to …

Written by David Frum on Thursday January 7, 2010

Barack Obama – Tough Guy

A friend close to the intelligence community argues that Obama has been much tougher on the intelligence agencies after the Christmas bombing attempt than President Bush was after 9/11. A (right of center) friend close to the intelligence community makes this point. He talked too rapidly for me to …

Written by David Frum on Thursday January 7, 2010

It's Time to Start Profiling

We can have sensible airport security without making "flying while Muslim" a federal offense. It’s inspiring really. As you stood in the long, long pre-Christmas lines at airport security, you might have thought that the transportation safety authorities had already achieved the very summit of …

Written by David Frum on Thursday January 7, 2010

It's Time to Start Profiling

We can have sensible airport security without making "flying while Muslim" a federal offense. It’s inspiring really. As you stood in the long, long pre-Christmas lines at airport security, you might have thought that the transportation safety authorities had already achieved the very summit of …

Written by David Frum on Thursday January 7, 2010

It's Time to Start Profiling

We can have sensible airport security without making "flying while Muslim" a federal offense. It’s inspiring really. As you stood in the long, long pre-Christmas lines at airport security, you might have thought that the transportation safety authorities had already achieved the very summit of …

Written by David Frum on Thursday January 7, 2010

Profiling Done Right

My column in The Week offers some suggestions. My column in The Week offers some suggestions.

Written by David Frum on Thursday January 7, 2010

Profiling Done Right

My column in The Week offers some suggestions. My column in The Week offers some suggestions.

Written by David Frum on Thursday January 7, 2010

Profiling Done Right

My column in The Week offers some suggestions. My column in The Week offers some suggestions.

Written by David Frum on Thursday January 7, 2010

Meet the Next Senator from North Dakota

North Dakota's current governor, John Hoeven, boasts an 87% approval rating and is proving that quiet governance not revolution is what voters want. Sporting Saddam Hussein-style approval ratings, the next senator from North Dakota is current governor John Hoeven. A traditional Midwestern …

Written by Alex Knepper on Thursday January 7, 2010

Meet the Next Senator from North Dakota

North Dakota's current governor, John Hoeven, boasts an 87% approval rating and is proving that quiet governance not revolution is what voters want. Sporting Saddam Hussein-style approval ratings, the next senator from North Dakota is current governor John Hoeven. A traditional Midwestern …

Written by Alex Knepper on Thursday January 7, 2010

Meet the Next Senator from North Dakota

North Dakota's current governor, John Hoeven, boasts an 87% approval rating and is proving that quiet governance not revolution is what voters want. Sporting Saddam Hussein-style approval ratings, the next senator from North Dakota is current governor John Hoeven. A traditional Midwestern …

Written by Alex Knepper on Thursday January 7, 2010

The New Front in the War on Terror

One benefit (if one dare call it that) of the underwear bomber’s failed attempt to blow up an American airliner over Detroit, is that it has drawn attention to Yemen as a training ground for al-Qaeda terrorists. One benefit (if one dare call it that) of the underwear bomber’s failed attempt to …

Written by Peter Worthington on Thursday January 7, 2010

The New Front in the War on Terror

One benefit (if one dare call it that) of the underwear bomber’s failed attempt to blow up an American airliner over Detroit, is that it has drawn attention to Yemen as a training ground for al-Qaeda terrorists. One benefit (if one dare call it that) of the underwear bomber’s failed attempt to …

Written by Peter Worthington on Thursday January 7, 2010

The New Front in the War on Terror

One benefit (if one dare call it that) of the underwear bomber’s failed attempt to blow up an American airliner over Detroit, is that it has drawn attention to Yemen as a training ground for al-Qaeda terrorists. One benefit (if one dare call it that) of the underwear bomber’s failed attempt to …

Written by Peter Worthington on Thursday January 7, 2010

Learning From the Mistakes of Past GOP Reformers

Geoffrey Kabaservice’s The Guardians also offers a harsh challenge to those of us who want to develop a more modern Republicanism. The men profiled in his book tried to do it too – and failed miserably. Henry Kissinger is reported to have mused that if he could ever have wished for an …

Written by David Frum on Thursday January 7, 2010

Learning From the Mistakes of Past GOP Reformers

Geoffrey Kabaservice’s The Guardians also offers a harsh challenge to those of us who want to develop a more modern Republicanism. The men profiled in his book tried to do it too – and failed miserably. Henry Kissinger is reported to have mused that if he could ever have wished for an …

Written by David Frum on Thursday January 7, 2010

Learning From the Mistakes of Past GOP Reformers

Geoffrey Kabaservice’s The Guardians also offers a harsh challenge to those of us who want to develop a more modern Republicanism. The men profiled in his book tried to do it too – and failed miserably. Henry Kissinger is reported to have mused that if he could ever have wished for an …

Written by David Frum on Thursday January 7, 2010

Jill Biden: Not Educated on School Vouchers

The Second Lady admitted yesterday that she had not been following the D.C. school vouchers program. This despite her role as an advocate for the Obama administration on education issues, her Ph.D. in education, and her year-long residence in a city where this is perhaps the biggest issue in local …

Written by Tim Mak on Wednesday January 6, 2010

Jill Biden: Not Educated on School Vouchers

The Second Lady admitted yesterday that she had not been following the D.C. school vouchers program. This despite her role as an advocate for the Obama administration on education issues, her Ph.D. in education, and her year-long residence in a city where this is perhaps the biggest issue in local …

Written by Tim Mak on Wednesday January 6, 2010