Who Broke the Government?

In my column for CNN, I explain why government institutions are failing: Under the old rules, there were certain things that political parties did not do -- even though theoretically they could. If one party controlled the Senate and another party controlled the presidency, the Senate party …

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Written by David Frum on Monday September 26, 2011

No Super Democrats On This Committee

How can we explain the Democrats who have been appointed to serve on the Joint Select Committee? (Commonly known as the 'Super Committee.') Let's play political "Jeopardy." Under Senate Democratic appointees to the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction, for $200, "Her job is to elect …

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Written by Steve Bell on Wednesday August 10, 2011

S&P Was Right to Downgrade

The dispute between the Treasury Department and Standard and Poor’s over America’s sovereign bond rating is a tempest in a teapot.  Worse, it overshadows the reality about America's debt: Congress cannot handle it politically and Americans will have difficultly handling it personally. The …

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Written by Steve Bell on Monday August 8, 2011

Signs of Progress

Charles Krauthammer endorses abolishing both the healthcare exclusion and mortgage interest deductibility. Add a carbon tax or VAT and you've got a Republican offer enticing enough to gain meaningful Democratic concessions on entitlement spending - while still meeting Republican goals of holding …

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Written by David Frum on Friday August 5, 2011