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Entries from March 2005

The World’s Banker

David Frum wrote on March 31st, 2005 at 12:00 am

Paul Wolfowitz is an inspired choice  more

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A New World A New Day

David Frum wrote on March 28th, 2005 at 12:00 am

“Heteronormative”: ThereÕs a word to add to your vocabulary. Very, very soon youÕll be hearing it a lot.  more

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The Liberal’s Lost Decade

David Frum wrote on March 28th, 2005 at 12:00 am

ThereÕs no point reviewing books unless you are going to give the reader an honest assessment. And unfortunately, delivering honest assessments is not always a pleasant duty.
John Ehrman, the author of The Eighties, is obviously a conscientious and careful historian. His research is thorough; his conclusions are fair-minded; he has obviously worked hard. His   more

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Unity, Finally

David Frum wrote on March 22nd, 2005 at 12:00 am

On the eve of the Conservative Party’s convention in Montreal, a highly placed party member joked: “If we have the happiest, most harmonious convention in Canadian political history, the press headlines will read: ‘Harper Papers Over Cracks.’ “
And sure enough, on Saturday morning, that was almost exactly the headline featured in Montreal’s Gazette.   more

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The Latecomers

David Frum wrote on March 22nd, 2005 at 12:00 am

Piero Fassino did not quite say that George Bush had been right all along: That would be going too far for the leader of an ex-communist party. But in an interview this week with La Stampa, Mr. Fassino did say that he had come to recognize that President Bush is “fighting for freedom and   more

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America’s New Ambassador To The World

David Frum wrote on March 15th, 2005 at 12:00 am

These have been difficult years for AmericaÕs friends in Europe. Too often they have been left feeling stranded and isolated by an administration that does not speak in ways that Europeans find compelling or convincing.
The difficulties have been especially acute over the Middle East. Americans can say with truth that many Europeans have   more

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The Face Of Gallantry

David Frum wrote on March 14th, 2005 at 12:00 am

What one IraqiÕs case tells us about the struggle for the Middle East, and for freedom  more

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The Wrong Way To Honor A Hero

David Frum wrote on March 8th, 2005 at 12:00 am

Italian intelligence officer Nicola Calipari was a true hero: a valiant officer of the law who devoted his life first to the fight against organized crime and then to international counterterrorist operations. He had negotiated the release of two Italian aid workers held hostage in Iraq last year. He died bringing yet another hostage   more

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Breaking An Industry Into Little Pieces

David Frum wrote on March 1st, 2005 at 12:00 am

From the gush and glitz of Oscar night coverage, you’d never know that Hollywood is a deeply troubled enterprise.
There will always be a demand for entertainment of course, and moving pictures will continue to dominate the entertainment industry for many years to come. But Hollywood as we know it — big feature films   more

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