David Frum's Blog, page 11

Gaza Fried Chicken

I'm not sure I'd pay this much for KFC's subpar fried chicken, but ok:

Jennifer Rubin is Wrong on the Internet

I think Jennifer Rubin missed the context on this Steve King remark:

Why Most of the Anglosphere Is Amazing, Part 401

Behold, tolerance:

Obama and Gitmo

Read Newsweek's Daniel Klaidman on President Obama's Gitmo problem:

Political Scientists Hire Lobbyists

If there's one group of people who should understand what it takes to achieve political goals, I hope it's the political scientists. POLITICO reports:

Comments Section Down Until Tomorrow

Apologies for this, but the tech people here at the Daily Beast are up to something:

Down With the Soviet-Style Dairy Program

I agree with John Boehner: the dairy program in the farm bill is "Soviet-style." Therefore, it's a huge disappointment that a bipartisan effort to streamline the program just failed in the House of Representatives:

We're Pretty Bad at Securing the Border

The Washington Post's Brad Plumer recaps a report on border enforcement:

D.C. Decides That Unemployment Is So 2009

I'm working on a little less than all cylinders this week, but I don't want to overlook an important piece by Derek Thompson in The Atlantic. Thompson contrasted the decisive and effective government response to the financial crisis of 2008 to the weak and exhausted response to the unemployment problem.

Minnesota Bridge Lit to Celebrate Passage of Gay Marriage Law

Last night, the I-35W bridge in Minneapolis was lit to celebrate gay marriage coming to Minnesota. Considering that we were worried back in November about a constitutional referendum to ban gay marriage, this came incredibly fast.