Latest articles by David Frum
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Where is the outrage?
feature With 4 million long-term unemployed, and no new jobs, we're still waiting for the protests to start.
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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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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 Limbaugh schism
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Will health reform cause the next bailout?
feature President Obama has escalated his attacks on insurers. But if reform passes, his harsh words may be the prelude to an embrace
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3 reasons to feel good about the economy
feature The unemployment rate remains stubbornly high, and D.C. is mired in a debt-ceiling stalemate. But it's not all bad
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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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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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Angry GOP voters flirt with danger in Kentucky
feature Rand Paul is poised to be the GOP senate nominee in Kentucky. Republicans there are determined to send a message — even if it hurts.
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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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Poland makes peace with its Jews
feature Outside of Israel, I've never seen Jewish history commemorated the way it is in Poland
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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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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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The Greek crisis isn't Greek
feature Greek debt, German banks, and your 401(k) are all connected. And there's no way to rescue only the innocent
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It's hard out there for a pimp
feature Who was James O'Keefe really punking?
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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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Soaking the super rich
feature Some Democrats have begun contemplating a new tax rate to apply exclusively to the super rich. It's a terrible idea
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An alternate history of Obamacare
feature With a little less partisan zeal and a little more humility, the president could have earned the popular support he needed to pursue the liberal Holy Grail.
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A realistic plan for reforming health care
feature Repeal isn't going to happen. Instead, Republicans should focus on fixing financing and over-regulation
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