David Frum's Blog, page 135

America Welcomes the British Royal Pregnancy

Buzzfeed unknowingly sums up the American reaction to news of Kate Middleton's pregnancy.

Obama's Debt Ceiling "Lincoln" Option

Bruce Bartlett proposes the Abraham Lincoln option for the fiscal cliff's debt ceiling component. Strap on your tyrant shoes, we're going outside the law:

The Green Stimulus' Red Ink

Michael Grunwald has had some grumbly things to say on Twitter about my Book Club entry on his book, the New New Deal. This is very unreasonable of him. An author arguing a point of view has a right to be annoyed if the quality of his work has been unfairly slighted. He has no right to demand that the whole world be swayed by his thesis.

"2012: The Movie"

Mother Jones' Asawin Suebsaeng masterfully chronicles the potential casting choices for a movie about the recently ended presidential campaign.

Hanukkah, the Season of Lights

Mrs. Frum is completing her seasonal decoration of stately Frum manor in advance of our annual holidays party. Years ago, the question arose: Is it Jewish to decorate the house for Hanukkah? My son Nathaniel, then aged eight, settled the debate: "It's the festival of lights, right? So why can't we have lights?"

The Usual Hypocrisy on the Filibuster

Buzzfeed's Andrew Kaczynski is at it again, putting together this supercut of Democrats using some pretty loaded language to defend the filibuster when they were out of power.

Laura Ingraham Temporarily Off-Air

Laura Ingraham's radio show went abruptly off air today. Here is her statement to her listeners and fans:

A Civil War Professor Reviews 'Lincoln'

Allen Guelzo is the director of the Civil War studies department at Gettysburg College. He is the author of a magnificent new history of the Civil War and Reconstruction (why these periods are always separated into different volumes baffles me) as well as important studies of Abraham Lincoln's religious views and the emancipation proclamation.

How Will the GOP Respond to Economic Growth, Ctd?

In a Monday column, I asked: what happens to the GOP message if economic growth accelerates in the Obama second term?

Iraqi Archaeology's Rebirth

After almost 100 interrupted years, archaeology returns to Iraq.