David Frum's Blog, page 140

Stand With Israel

Here's the text of the main portion of remarks I delivered at Toronto's Stand With Israel rally, November 19, 2012.

Is Romney Right About Gifts and the 47 Percent? National Review Readers Say "Yes!"

Sigh...

I Really Want to Adopt a Red Panda

If anyone wants to help me out on this quest, inquire within. Thanks!

Not Breaking: Oliver Stone Loves Junk History

Read Michael Moynihan's takedown of Oliver Stone's newest production: The Untold History of the United States. Favorite passage:

Dog Shaming

A great single-serving site devoted to owners who love, but don't mind shaming, their family pets.

Egyptian Democracy in Action, Ctd.

Egyptian President Morsi has political reasons for publicly rebuking Israel while privately seeking a quiet form of cooperation.

Iranian Deterrence is Dead

Michael Koplow makes the important point, whoever wins in Gaza, it is clear who has lost: the theory that Iran can be deterred.

Here's How Not to Craft an Argument

In this Sunday's New York Times, the novelist Lucien Truscott IV manages to set some kind of land-speed record for stupid or wrong observations in the span of a single oped. High among them is his claim that the generals who won World War II did not care about their uniforms. Warning: if the exceptions to your rule about World War II generals include George Patton and Douglas MacArthur, then your rule is wrong.

How About a Little Flood Insurance Reform?

Our friend and sometime contributor Eli Lehrer (of the R Street think tank) has been warning for years against the recklessness of friendly subsidies to building on storm-threatened beachfronts.

Real Time Appearance with Bill Maher

Here's a clip of David's Friday appearance on Real Time.