Latest articles by David Frum
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The alternative to the Fed plan is: Nothing
feature Ask the Fed's critics what they would do instead
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The budget battles ahead
feature The war in Wisconsin is about to spread to your state, too
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Generic GOPer: The ideal presidential candidate
feature Democrats have done well by nominating personable politicians with scanty records. The trick might work for Republicans, too
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Budgeting fairness
feature Cut Medicare for the richer, not the younger
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Al Qaeda's hunt for a new home
feature America's preoccupation with Afghanistan creates major opportunities for the terrorist network
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Lessons from David Cameron
feature Britain's Conservative prime minister could teach the Republicans a thing or two
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The Limbaugh schism
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Prelude to Republican fratricide
feature GOP candidates in New York and New Jersey should be cruising to victory this November. But angry conservatives would rather hand power to Democrats than help moderate Republicans win.
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Can Mitt Romney be president?
feature The outlook is sunny. But he faces rough seas ahead
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The cruel hoax of green jobs
feature Today's young job seekers confront narrowed choices, pinched futures and the deceptive promise of an industry yoked to subsidy and regulation.
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Free Conrad Black
feature The media magnate is headed back to jail on the flimsiest of charges, even as the perpetrators of massive financial crimes continue to enjoy their freedom
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Beyond the base
feature Does a resurgent Republican party have what it takes to govern well, for everyone?
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How to kill an economy
opinion In an effort to make finance "boring" again, Obama's new regulations will prop up the biggest institutions and put roadblocks in the way of newcomers. They may also provide an opening for conservatives.
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Why the GOP should embrace Mitt Romney
feature Rick Perry isn't up to the job. Chris Christie isn't coming to the rescue. Republicans must accept that the candidate they want is right in front of them
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It's Army vs. CIA in Afghanistan
feature A front-page story in The New York Times reveals the U.S. Army has initiated another shock-and-awe campaign. This time, the enemy is the CIA.
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The Krugman question
feature Nobel laureate Paul Krugman is warning — perhaps rightly — that the U.S. has entered an economic depression. His policy prescription is misguided, but where are the conservative solutions?
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Obama's 'courage and candor' gap
feature From the economic crash to energy policy, the president has diagnosed what ails us. It's a pity he doesn't follow his own prescriptions
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In defense of Arizona
feature The state's new law targeting illegal immigrants isn't racist. It's an effort to ease the worst effects of a problem that's grown intolerable.
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Will Republicans learn from Cameron Conservatives?
feature Tory leader David Cameron has promised not to deliver more conservatism than the electorate will bear. The GOP would do well to study his method
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Health reform: Unwise, not unconstitutional
feature Republicans John Ensign and Jim DeMint are reviving a 200-year-old theory to argue that the Obama-Reid bill violates the Constitution by making Americans buy health insurance. The GOP may regret playing along
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Drilling without illusions
feature President Obama's flip-flop on off-shore oil drilling is good news. But it won't end our dependence on foreign supplies and it will be accompanied by a new round of regulatory entanglements. There's a better way.
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ObamaCare's stealth assault on small business
feature An obscure provision in the new health-care law will require entrepreneurs to spend a great deal more time filling out tax forms. It’s not the sort of change that should have been sneaked through
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Recovering Europe's past
feature As the disfigurement of the Cold War recedes, Europe is reclaiming a brighter, better history
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We need a dose of inflation
feature William Jennings Bryan was a crank, but he understood in the 1890s that deflation is more dangerous than cheap money. It still is
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