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Entries from December 2006

Scoundrel Times

David Frum wrote on December 31st, 2006 at 12:00 am

In October 1980, PLO terrorists set off a car bomb near a synagogue in Paris’s rue Copernic. France’s prime minister of the day, Raymond Barre, condemned the attack. Not only had the terrorists killed two Jews but “two innocent French persons” as well.
It’s important to understand that Barre is one of the good guys   more

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Holding Firm In Dangerous Times

David Frum wrote on December 30th, 2006 at 12:00 am

Alan Greenspan is not a man given to lurid language. Yet testifying before Congress in 1975, he delivered a stark warning. “Capitalism is in crisis,” he said. The United States had reached a “point of discontinuity”: If it continued on its present path, it would soon cease to be a free economy.
Greenspan had reason   more

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“the Lord Of Misrule” Is Coming To Town

David Frum wrote on December 23rd, 2006 at 12:00 am

The Ongoing “War against Christmas” Was Launched Centuries Ago–by Christians Who Despised Its Pagan Roots  more

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The Art Of Changing Course

David Frum wrote on December 16th, 2006 at 12:00 am

There’s a rumour circulating in Washington that President Bush will use his State of the Union address next month to announce a new initiative on global climate change.
Rumours like this always have to be handled with care. Even if they are true at the time they circulate, there’s no guarantee they will stay true.   more

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Why Is It Always About Israel?

David Frum wrote on December 9th, 2006 at 12:00 am

Have you seen the sly “demotivational” posters produced by Despair.com?
They look exactly like traditional motivational posters–pictures of lofty mountains, soaring eagles, etc.–but with subversively unexpected messages. My favourite: a poster that shows a half-dozen hands–male and female, black, white and brown–clasped together in solidarity, over the words: “None of us is as dumb as   more

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Saying Thank You To Our Troops

David Frum wrote on December 2nd, 2006 at 12:00 am

Not since Korea have Canadians waged so fierce a war. Almost 2,500 Canadian soldiers are battling a resurgent Taliban around the Afghan town of Kandahar. A total of 45 Canadians have died in Afghanistan since 2002.
Soldiers accept risk and hardship because they believe they are doing something profoundly important–something that deeply matters to the   more

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