Recovery First, Fiscal Discipline Second

In my column for the National Post , I explain why long term deficit reduction needs to happen after the economy recovers, not before: That's why the bottom of a bad recession is a bad time to worry about deficits. The recession makes the deficit problem look bigger than it really is. …

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Written by David Frum on Saturday October 15, 2011

Seven Ideas for the GOP After Debt Day

In my column for CNN , I discuss seven ideas for the GOP to take up after the debt crisis has passed: 1) Unemployment is a more urgent problem than debt. The U.S. can borrow money for 10 years at less than 3%. It can borrow money for two years at less than one-half a percent. Yes, the …

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Written by David Frum on Monday August 1, 2011

McConnell Gambles on Real Medicare Cuts

After months of mostly symbolic action the Republicans are in a position to propose real Medicare reform can be signed into law. After months of proposing symbolic actions (cuts in domestic discretionary spending), decent if politically risky ideas (the Ryan Medicare reform) and one truly …

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Written by Eli Lehrer on Saturday May 14, 2011