David Frum
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Democratize the EU
feature If the EU is going to assume more control over debt-plagued nations' finances, it must first let Europeans elect the leaders in Brussels
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Government spending is better than no spending
feature Slashing government expenditures is great when the economy is growing normally. But when it's not — watch out
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The American Dream moves to Denmark
feature At the GOP's latest debate, Rick Santorum utters some hard truths about our economic decline
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Pay up, Germany
feature Germany long profited from the euro system that bankrupted Greece. Now it's time to pay for it
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How America will achieve energy security
feature GOP presidential candidate Jon Huntsman commits to U.S. energy independence. Some advice for how he can succeed in that goal
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We can't blame the poor for America's poverty problem
feature They can't work when there aren't jobs
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America's imagined inflation problem
feature As the nation struggles with the worst downturn since the Great Depression, Washington remains fixated on a non-existent monetary threat
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Democrats should extend the Bush tax cuts
feature Promising the GOP four more years of Bush-era tax rates may be the key to successfully inking a deal on the debt ceiling
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Mt. Vernon's conservative dead letter
feature Liberals and conservatives hold distinct values. But for both sides, habitual ideological stands are undermining cherished policy goals.
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Is Middle East peace even possible?
feature Even if Palestinian leaders want a peace deal, the inflated expectations of their people—underscored by militants with guns—all but certainly preclude one.
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Mike Huckabee: Answers and questions
feature A recent spate of good press has properly highlighted the qualities that could make Huckabee a winning candidate in 2012. Absent, though, have been the lingering causes for concern.
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Shirley Sherrod and the shame of conservative media
feature When Andrew Breitbart unveils a selectively edited tape to defame a federal employee, conservatives blame Barack Obama
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On health-care, GOP faces risk, too
opinion Obama's overreaching health-care reform is in trouble. But are Republicans, too?
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The Republicans' dwindling options
opinion With Sarah Palin and Mark Sanford out of the running, the GOP has to hope that Mitt Romney shows his good side in 2012.
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France's nuclear solution
opinion What if there were a way to get around nuclear energy's big problem— radioactive waste? There is.
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The GOP's same old tax cut refrain
opinion Perpetually replaying the greatest hits of the Reagan years, today's conservatives have failed to develop new ideas to meet new challenges.
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Gay marriage and cultural conflict
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Green power's hidden agenda
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Obama's formula for disaster
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Obama flunks his education test
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Sympathy for the Liberals
opinion Everything was in place to achieve the greatest of liberal policy dreams—universal health care. Then the Senate got to work.
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What do we do about the dollar?
feature The dollar is down and heading lower. Can we afford to let it sink?
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Immigration: A hot-button issue on ice
feature Less than two years ago, illegal immigration was roiling the Republican base and fueling a divisive national debate. What happened?
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The White House Depression Primer
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