Latest articles by David Frum
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Will campaign cash influence financial reform?
feature The connection between campaign contributions and public policy is more subtle than most cynics acknowledge. But as the Senate considers reform of the financial system, the opportunities -- and motives -- for abuse are mounting.
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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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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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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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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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Does Obama want a deal or a war?
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Our values paradox
opinion Liberals and conservatives hold distinct values. But for both sides, habitual ideological stands are undermining cherished policy goals.
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Will the Tea Party abandon politics?
feature With the moderate Mitt Romney the GOP's likely nominee, a frustrated and fed-up Tea Party might just give up on politics altogether
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Why voters rejected John Kasich's union crackdown
feature State governments have massive, unsustainable pension liabilities. But voters won't stand for slashing those benefits unless everyone sacrifices
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The true intent of Rick Perry's tax plan
feature Policy wonks warn that Rick Perry's flat-tax plan is pure fantasy. But that's not a bug. It's a feature
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The anti-Israel crowd's favorite British law
feature After years of seeing Israeli heroes charged under a misguided and easily exploited British law, U.K. politicians are finally wising up
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Obama's reassuring hypocrisy on Libya
feature The president is doing the right thing in the Middle East — and saying the opposite
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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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