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Conrad Black Recounts his "Destruction" by Murdoch

Over at  Huffington Post Canada , Conrad Black provides an exclusive excerpt of his forthcoming book A Matter of Principle detailing his opinions of Rupert Murdoch, and the feud between the two: Personally, Murdoch is an enigma. My best guess is that culturally he is an Archie Bunker who …

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Written by FrumForum Editors on Wednesday September 28, 2011

Crap Cluster

While News Corp's public stance is: "We're sorry," the strong message from News Corp's American employees and supporters is: "No we're not." I listened to the opening half hour of Mark Steyn substituting for Rush Limbaugh today. I normally very much enjoy Steyn's radio presence: funny, warm, not …

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Written by David Frum on Tuesday July 19, 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 …

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Written by David Frum on Sunday July 17, 2011

Don't Mourn the End of Murdoch's Tabloid

Rupert Murdoch’s decision to shut down the News of the World is more of a blessing than a tragedy. The general reaction to media tycoon Rupert Murdoch’s decision to shut down the 168-year-old British weekly, News of the World , is that it’s something of a journalistic tragedy. In my …

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Written by Peter Worthington on Monday July 11, 2011

Are the Birthers the Next Black Panthers?

Bruce Bartlett wonders if conservative elites today see the teabaggers, birthers and others as cannon fodder to promote larger conservative goals the same way liberal elites originally viewed extreme left groups in the 1960s. Bartlett's comparison is thought-provoking, but I think it fails for a …

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Written by David Frum on Wednesday September 2, 2009