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FrumForum Wins The Midnight

Politico claims that their reporting Wins the Morning. But when it comes to writing pieces about whether Sarah Palin will run for President, its clear that Frum Forum Wins the Midnight. Mytheos Holt writing for Frum Forum at 12:21 a.m., Will Palin be Forced to Run? Palin’s …

Written by FrumForum Editors on Wednesday October 5, 2011

Perry: Media Bubble Boy

Texas Governor Rick Perry has had a tough week politically because of his weak performance at the last GOP presidential debate. He's had to backtrack from comments he made and his standing in the polls has taken a hit . There's been a lot of commentary regarding why Perry hasn't done as well …

Written by Mark R. Yzaguirre on Friday September 30, 2011

The EPA is Not Insane

The Obama White House is many things—flailing as it fishtails from an adult-in-the-room pose to screaming populism; cack-handed, as it both infuriates its base and loses independents; and passive to the point of paralysis, as Chris Christie pointed out in his Reagan Library speech. The Obama …

Written by Jim DiPeso on Thursday September 29, 2011

What Did Murdoch Know?

A friend asks: Do I believe that Rupert Murdoch knew about the phone-hacking by News International. A friend asks: Do I believe that Rupert Murdoch knew about the phone-hacking by News International. I answered that "knowing" is a very elastic concept. If a lawyer tells a CEO, "If your company …

Written by David Frum on Sunday July 17, 2011

Is this Evidence that Pakistan Threatens Journalists?

When Pakistani journalists decline "for fear of reprisals" to comment on allegations that they have been threatened by the state security services, doesn't that strongly suggest that the allegations are true? When Pakistani journalists decline " for fear of reprisals " to comment on allegations …

Written by David Frum on Tuesday July 5, 2011

Bearing False Witness

British journalist Johann Hari has been credibly accused of falsifying his reporting. And Hari's self-defense is not exactly compelling. British journalist Johann Hari has been credibly accused of falsifying his reporting. First a left-wing blogger offered evidence that Hari had borrowed an …

Written by David Frum on Tuesday June 28, 2011

Reporter Gets Payback on Weiner

A few days ago, Rep. Weiner's staff called the police on WCBS New York reporter Marcia Kramer. Kramer though may have gotten the last laugh at today's presser. I noticed an interesting little detail regarding Andrew Breitbart's impromptu introductory remarks at Rep. Anthony Weiner's press …

Written by Mark R. Yzaguirre on Monday June 6, 2011

A Great Moment in Punditry

One year ago to the day, writing in the American Spectator , pundit Peter Ferrara made a prediction that shouldn't be forgotten. Here's a great moment in punditry, published one year ago to the day, that should not be quietly forgotten. It's Peter Ferrara writing in the American Spectator , …

Written by David Frum on Wednesday June 1, 2011

Can Romney Win Without Fox News?

How Mitt Romney handles Fox News will tell a lot about whether he has the cunning and the toughness to be a successful president. Three take-aways from Gabriel Sherman's important piece on Fox News and the GOP in New York mag: 1) What Republicans have been producing since January 2009 is a …

Written by David Frum on Monday May 23, 2011

Americans Tuning Out Climate Change

According to a new poll, Americans are less concerned about climate change than in years past. Its time for environmentalists to turn up the heat. According to a recent Gallup poll, Americans are less concerned about climate change than in the past. Has the environmental movement dropped the …

Written by D.R. Tucker on Sunday May 22, 2011

Anti-Israel Critics Want More Attention

A debate over awarding an honorary degree to anti-Israel playwright Tony Kushner has led to the ridiculous claim that critics of the Jewish state don't have a voice. In a world full of problems, we all must make choices about where to invest time and energy. There are so many different …

Written by David Frum on Saturday May 14, 2011

The Guardian's Make-Believe Canada

Heather Mallick's columns regularly depict Canada as a land of demented plebes living under a near-”Stalinist” dictator. How do her rants get to run in The Guardian ? Here’s a letter I fired off to The UK Guardian newspaper this afternoon: My name is Jonathan Kay. I run the op-ed pages of …

Written by Jonathan Kay on Wednesday May 4, 2011

Whose Media is More Biased?

Fox News' bias may be marked by flat-out attacks on unpopular pols or positions, but for other outlets like The New York Times bias often appears in what they choose to cover. Tyler Cowen points to an article by Riccardo Puglisi on The New York Times and media bias. Puglisi writes: …

Written by Andrew Gelman on Thursday April 28, 2011

Al Jazeera Journalist Calls Out Network Bias

One of Al Jazeera's most prominent journalists, Ghassan Bin Jeddo, has resigned in protest over what he sees as biased Mideast reporting. Al-Jazeera has long been suspected of lacking objectivity in its reporting of the Middle East. Now one of its most prominent journalists and director of their …

Written by Arsen Ostrovsky on Sunday April 24, 2011

Worst Newspaper Slogan Ever?

The D.C. Examiner's slogan - "Freedom Isn't Free" - isn't great, but it's hardly the worst newspaper ad slogan. A now extinct paper from Canada easily wins that honor... On the other hand, the D.C. Examiner's slogan is hardly the worst newspaper advertising slogan. That honor belongs to a …

Written by David Frum on Friday April 22, 2011

Debt Downgrade: Are Voters Paying Attention?

Wall Street may have sent a stern warning over the debt, but voters and media still seem more concerned with political sideshows like Donald Trump. The past day or so I experienced that odd feeling that I might be existing in parallel but separate universes, a situation wherein two (or more) …

Written by Les Francis on Tuesday April 19, 2011

Left and Right Switch Sides in the Media Wars

Have we passed into some kind of space-time discontinuity , where prominent newscasters are right-wing and the people enraged by media bias left-wing? Have we passed into some kind of space-time discontinuity , where all the most prominent newscasters are right-wing - and the people most …

Written by David Frum on Tuesday March 29, 2011

When I Met Elizabeth Taylor

It was something of a coup for me to get an exclusive interview with Liz Taylor when she visited Toronto in 1964. It was a long time ago, but the memories remain fresh. For me, two things about Elizabeth Taylor stand out: One, it was something of a coup to get an exclusive interview with …

Written by Peter Worthington on Wednesday March 23, 2011

5 yrs of Twitter? I cn hrdly blv it

Y it seems just ystrdy oped clmnsts wd go on & on. Ponderously using 900 wds to make a pt that cd be made in a sentence or 2. 5 yrs of Twitter? I cn hrdly blv it. Y it seems just ystrdy oped clmnsts wd go on & on. Ponderously using 900 wds to make a pt that cd be made in a sentence or …

Written by David Frum on Saturday March 19, 2011

Israel's BlackBerry Gap

After a week meeting with senior defense and political officials in Jerusalem, one thing's surprised me: you'll see few BlackBerrys in Israel. Over the last week it has surprised me that there were so few BlackBerrys in Israel’s capital of Jerusalem. In a city that is supposed to be the center of …

Written by Tim Mak on Friday March 18, 2011