Latest articles by David Frum
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Tea Party backlash
feature On the whole, these insurgents lost big. And that's good news for the Republicans
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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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Include everybody
feature A simple rule for modern conservatism
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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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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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The conservative media's pay-for-play deals
feature Want better coverage on talk radio? Buy it
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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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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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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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How the GOP can fix 'ObamaCare'
feature The Right's "repeal and replace" mantra is unlikely to yield success. But there are plenty of other ways to overhaul the president's health care reforms
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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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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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Surprise! Gadhafi has always been a bad guy
feature Some Westerners have conveniently short memories. One website is determined to remind them of their past mistakes
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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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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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