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Memory In Full

Chancellor Angela Merkel recalls a chapter of history too often overlooked. The Nazi concentration camp at Buchenwald had a second life - as a Soviet concentration camp. Today we remember the victims of this place. This includes remembering the victims of the so-called Special Camp 2, a …

Written by David Frum on Friday June 5, 2009

We Used To Embrace Defecting Kgb Agents--now We Deport Them

Does the Canadian government know something that it’s not telling? I’m not thinking of their addiction to secrecy, but the deportation of a former KGB officer as a security risk after 12 years of lawfully living in Canada. Mikhail Lennikov, formerly of the KGB, has been given …

Written by Peter Worthington on Friday June 5, 2009

It's Not About The Economy, Stupid

Karl Rove criticizes the President in the June 4 Wall Street Journal for citing a specific number of jobs "saved," especially in light of how little of the stimulus bill has been spent. He then brings up a much more important point: If the Obama administration were more serious about growing …

Written by Tom Church on Friday June 5, 2009

Is Unemployment Higher Than Reported?

So the unemployment rate went up to 9.4% this morning. Or did it? If you strongly suspect that the unemployment rate is higher than that, you will find support in the columns of John Crudele at thespan> New York Post

Written by Gusher on Friday June 5, 2009

New Hampshire Does Gay Marriage Right

So it's official- Governor Lynch has signed the bill making New Hampshire the sixth state to legalize same-sex marriages. This comes only two years after the state legalized civil unions. As a former New Hampshire resident, I find myself torn on this news- on the one hand, I am against gay …

Written by Dustin Siggins on Thursday June 4, 2009

Obama's Tammany Politics

From my new column in The Week : In any meaningful sense of the word, nobody gives a damn about "diversity" on the Supreme Court. Does anybody care whether a judge has served in the military or done lawyering for a national security agency? Or whether a judge has expertise in the sciences? …

Written by David Frum on Thursday June 4, 2009

The Dangers Of A Presidential Speech To The Muslim World

On the eve of President Obama’s speech to the Muslim world from Cairo University, we should remember the dangers of speaking to the Muslim world. I will be blogging more about this, but I think this column remains relevant. Barack Obama made an unwise commitment during his campaign. …

Written by David Frum on Wednesday June 3, 2009

Two Thumbs Up For Obama's Pick For Army Secretary

Here’s at least one presidential appointment that Republicans can cross off their worry list: Obama’s pick of Rep. John McHugh (R-NY) as Secretary of the Army, announced on Tuesday. McHugh is a strong, wise choice for the post—even if it means there will now be more Republicans in …

Written by Tom Qualtere on Wednesday June 3, 2009

Is College Worth It?

LISTEN : Dr. Marc Scheer, author of " No Sucker Left Behind: Avoiding the Great College Ripoff " joins FF reporter Jeb Golinkin in NewMajority's first podcast (soon to be available on iTunes). Scheer tells Jeb that a college degree is not as valuable as you might think.

Written by Jeb Golinkin on Wednesday June 3, 2009

Wanted: Dead Or Alive

A white Irishman is about as far away as you can get from a wise Latina woman. Indeed, this white Irishman once remarked “I don't think there's any point in being Irish if you don't know that the world is going to break your heart eventually.” But the late Senator Daniel Patrick …

Written by Frum Forum Editors on Wednesday June 3, 2009

A Wise Latina's Unwise Words

Even though Sonia Sotomayor’s empathy and background were at the center of her tightly messaged nomination , by Friday the White House was backing away from her statement that a “wise Latina” might be better equipped to dispense justice than a white male. But not all …

Written by Henry Clay on Tuesday June 2, 2009

New Unesco Head Sparks Protests: "i Would Burn Israeli Books"

More than a year after I first wrote in a dispatch about concerns that Egyptian culture minister Farouk Hosni might become head of the United Nations Economic, Social and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the international media are finally reporting on this topic. For example, there was a front …

Written by Tom Gross on Tuesday June 2, 2009

Sudden Jihad Syndrome?

Maybe his defense will be Sudden Jihad Syndrome ? By shooting a couple of basic training soldiers outside a Little Rock, Ark., recruiting centre, Abdulhakim Mujahid Muhammad apparently was registering his disapproval of what the two victims were doing to Muslims. Of course, Pvt. William …

Written by Peter Worthington on Tuesday June 2, 2009

They Are Obama's Detainees Now

When I watched Obama's speech at the National Archives, it occurred to me that Obama has an opportunity that he is not willing to truly invest in. Instead of embracing the reality that fear has altered our culture and fueled an intense debate questioning the limits of one's right to privacy, due …

Written by John S. Wilson on Tuesday June 2, 2009

Do We Have Blood On Our Hands?

Leaders of the prolife movement have quickly and appropriately condemned the murder of Dr. George Tiller. Tiller, who was gunned down while serving in his Church in Wichita, Kansas, had long been one of the most vocal leaders of the pro-choice movement and was one of the few doctors still performin…

Written by Frum Forum Editors on Tuesday June 2, 2009

Crist Is No Conservative

I’ve got to disagree with Andrew Pavelyev : Charlie Crist’s election to the Senate would be a dramatic setback for the conservative movement. Quite simply, the Florida governor and Senate candidate doesn’t have a conservative bone in his body. Although popular, Crist has proven himself a lousy …

Written by Eli Lehrer on Tuesday June 2, 2009

A Powerful Statement On The Tiller Shooting

From Albert Mohler, president of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary : In October of 1859, John Brown led a violent attack upon the United States Arsenal at Harpers Ferry, Virginia. A radical abolitionist, Brown had already proved himself capable of violence for his cause. In 1856 he had …

Written by David Frum on Tuesday June 2, 2009

Wanted: Dead Or Alive

He was born into a prominent Kentucky slave-holding family. He strongly supported slavery. And yet John Marshall Harlan would go on to fight in the Union army and become the lone justice on the Supreme Court to dissent in Plessy v Ferguson , which upheld Jim Crow laws. Harlan, who …

Written by Frum Forum Editors on Tuesday June 2, 2009

No To The Radio Station Bailout

On May 19, The Hill reported that numerous lawmakers were urging the Treasury department to “prop up” struggling minority-owned broadcasters. House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-S.C.), House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank (D-Mass.) and Ways and Means …

Written by Dustin Siggins on Tuesday June 2, 2009

Here's A Trillion: Spend It Wisely

…NOT! Before President Obama was responsible for making sure trillions of dollars are spent wisely, he was an Illinois state senator who only had to make sure $100, 000 of taxpayer money was spent wisely on a “community garden”. Guess how well he did?

Written by Jeffrey Singer on Tuesday June 2, 2009