David Frum

David Frum's 'Exorcist' De-Stress Ritual

Posted 05.22.2012

The stress and strains of our always-connected lives can sometimes take us off course. GPS For The Soul can help you find your way back to balance. ...

Former Bush Official Talks Washington Gridlock

Posted 05.21.2012

In an "Op-Vid," The Daily Beast's David Frum opines on why Washington gridlock has gotten so bad. The former Bush speechwriter compares the ethical...

Romney Should Pick Jindal, Not Rubio

Mark Yzaguirre | Posted 05.08.2012

Mark Yzaguirre

While Jindal may help the Republican Party among Asian American voters (Jindal's parents emigrated from India), I think he would also help with gaining support among highly-educated voters, which is another group that the GOP has been having problems with.

In Frum's Patriots, Grover Norquist's Myth is Rick Perry's Reality

Jason Stanford | Posted 05.08.2012

Jason Stanford

If Rick Perry didn't exist, we would have to invent him. Luckily, David Frum did so in his new novel, Patriots.

Mind Games

D. R. Tucker | Posted 05.27.2012

D. R. Tucker

Facts destroyed 'motivated reasoning' in my case. Could this happen to other conservatives? That depends on conservatives being willing to subject the views they hear and read to strict scrutiny, to ask themselves if they're really hearing the truth from the talkers.

How Fox News Is Destroying the Republican Party

Eric Boehlert | Posted 03.27.2012

Eric Boehlert

It's becoming increasingly clear that Fox's programming and the radical, fear-based agenda it's setting for Republicans is now doing lasting damage to the Grand Old Party.

The Republican Clown Car Circus

Anne Butterfield | Posted 03.10.2012

Anne Butterfield

As backdrop to the Republican presidential primaries a doltish brawl has been erupting among GOP factions.

Michael Calderone

David Frum Makes Big Move

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael Calderone | Posted 01.06.2012

NEW YORK -- Conservative journalist and commentator David Frum is joining the Daily Beast and Newsweek, where he'll write a blog for the site and feat...

Is The GOP Losing Faith?

Tim Suttle | Posted 02.25.2012

Tim Suttle

Christians must never attempt to enact their religion through politics, because this move bows to the assumption that the ultimate power in our culture is the power of the state.

Both Sides Now: Iraq -- End of an Error

HuffPost Radio | Posted 12.18.2011

HuffPost Radio

2011-11-29-20111107bothsidesnow.jpgIf the base can't embrace Mitt's switches and Newt's swagger, is it their fault or voters unhinged by Fox and Obama?

Michael Calderone

New York Magazine Ramps Up 2012 Coverage

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael Calderone | Posted 12.04.2011

NEW YORK -- On Nov. 21 New York magazine hit newsstands with dueling pieces, one titled "How the GOP Went Mad," by former Bush speechwriter David Frum...

David Frum: Fox News Blacklisted Me

Posted 11.21.2011

Conservative pundit David Frum contends that he was blacklisted from Fox News after criticizing Rush Limbaugh in 2009. (h/t Inside Cable News) Frum...

Jason Linkins

Newt Gingrich's Freddie Mac Claims Deflated By History

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 01.10.2012

WASHINGTON -- "Freddie Mac Didn't Pay $300K for History Lectures," writes David Frum on Thursday, and he pulls the relevant text from the historical r...

Jason Linkins

Late Returns: For Perry, There's An Upside In Going Birther

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 12.26.2011

At first blush, Rick Perry's brief foray into birtherism sure looked to be another unforced error from a hapless candidate who's gone from frontrunner...

The Triumph of Dogma, and a Sad Goodbye to David Frum

Robert Reich | Posted 12.14.2011

Robert Reich

David Frum's departure from Marketplace is a sad commentary on what's happening to public discourse in America. The American public doesn't want or need to hear "representatives" from the so-called right or left. It wants insight into what's best for America.

Obama Asks Us to Raise the Roof -- And My Debate With David Frum

Ari Melber | Posted 09.24.2011

Ari Melber

The most significant moment in Obama's unprecedented deficit address came not in an original announcement or last-minute proposal, but in the president's request that Americans actually get up, get involved, and ask Congress to lay off the insanity.

Surprise, Surprise! Folks in Highly Taxed Countries Are Happier Than Americans!

Jane White | Posted 09.10.2011

Jane White

2011-07-11-janegraph.pngWhy is it that highly taxed countries still employ more people, and make life easier for their citizens?

David Frum: I Was Wrong About Same-Sex Marriage

cnn.com | Posted 08.27.2011

I was a strong opponent of same-sex marriage. Fourteen years ago, Andrew Sullivan and I forcefully debated the issue at length online (at a time when ...

Sarah Palin -- What a Coward

Kimberly Krautter | Posted 05.25.2011

Kimberly Krautter

Simply stated, if you can't face questions over your own rhetoric and behavior, you are a coward.

David Frum Tries to Blame Pot for Tucson Shooting: What Is He Smoking?

John Wellington Ennis | Posted 05.25.2011

John Wellington Ennis

When a prominent columnist with decades of experience so rashly tries to deflect public attention from a staggering tragedy toward a scape goat, what you're smelling is his credibility going up in smoke.

Jason Linkins

Frum Fingers Marijuana As Culprit In Tucson Shooting

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

David Frum has a lot of smart things to say about this past weekend's tragic armed rampage in Tucson, but his comment about marijuana isn't one of them.

Let's Ask Marion Nestle: How Did Junk Food and Obesity Become a Red State / Blue State Debate?

Kerry Trueman | Posted 05.25.2011

Kerry Trueman

I cornered NYU Professor of Nutrition Marion Nestle to ask why the issues of junk food and obesity have become so incredibly politicized.

Pedophilia Accusations in the Conservative Blogosphere: How the Right Abandoned One of Their Brightest

Michael Tracey | Posted 05.25.2011

Michael Tracey

Alex Knepper may have a penchant for the occasional uncouth sexual joke, but David Swindle's assertion that he represents a danger to children is entirely unwarranted -- and potentially libelous.

Think Again: What, Exactly, Is Fox?

Eric Alterman | Posted 05.25.2011

Eric Alterman

Fox is something new -- something for which we do not yet have a word. It provides almost no actual journalism. Instead it gives ideological guidance to the Republican Party and millions of its supporters.

Escaping Tolerance

Michael Winship | Posted 05.25.2011

Michael Winship

In a recent Forbes.com article, "How Obama Thinks," by Dinesh D'Souza, the right wing commentator links the president's political philosophy to his Kenyan father in ludicrous, derogatory fashion.