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Entries from June 2007

“Realism” Is Ugly In North Korea

David Frum wrote on June 30th, 2007 at 12:00 am

The BBC interviewer was solicitous. “Mr. Froom,” he began. (British interviewers almost always pronounce my name with a long vowel, just as they invariably pronounce Paul Wolfowitz’s name, “Vulfovitz.” I suppose they must be trying to encourage us to take more pride in our Eastern European roots. Or something.)
“Mr. Froom: Isn’t this newest North Korea   more

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It’s Still About Bill

David Frum wrote on June 23rd, 2007 at 12:00 am

Imagine you are running Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign. You start with some great advantages: a smart and knowledgeable candidate, twice elected by the voters of the nation’s third-biggest state. She wears one of the most famous names in American politics: the most popular name among Democrats. She is a prodigious fundraiser, works hard and the   more

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Even This Won’t Change Fatah

David Frum wrote on June 15th, 2007 at 12:00 am

Despite Humbling Defeat, Abbas Still Runs Criminal Gang  more

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Memo To Gop

David Frum wrote on June 11th, 2007 at 12:00 am

Get a Grip – Reagan was right for his time, and someone else must be right for our own time.  more

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Enjoy The Commodities Boom. But Beware The Bust

David Frum wrote on June 9th, 2007 at 12:00 am

Canadians think of themselves as good global citizens. But it’s uncomfortably true that in the realm of economics, what is good for Canada is bad for the rest of the world–and vice verse. Oil prices: up. Natural gas prices: up. Metal prices: up. Feed grain prices: up.
All this represents bad news for billions of   more

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How I Rethought Immigration

David Frum wrote on June 8th, 2007 at 12:00 am

One Man’s Confessions  more

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Democracy’s One-Man Wrecking Crew

David Frum wrote on June 2nd, 2007 at 12:00 am

“The world is for all of us, then. But it so happens that a minority, the descendents of the same ones that crucified Christ, the descendants of the same ones that kicked Bolivar out of here and also crucified him in their own way over there in Santa Marta, in Colombia–a minority has taken possession   more

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