David Frum's Blog, page 175

Andrew Sullivan Sounds the Alarm on Iran

Jeffrey Goldberg goes to the record.

Why Shouldn't Romney Talk About Romneycare?

Mitt Romney to NBC on Wednesday:

Are Barak and Bibi on the Rocks?

Koplow certainly thinks so.

A Good Shake of the Etch-A-Sketch

Yglesias notes that Romney is backing away from promises to cut the top tax rate to 28 percent.

Missouri Is Akin Today, ctd.

Watch as conservatives, desperate to have a chance at a Senate majority, return to the Akin fold. Santorum isn't a surprise. DeMint isn't terribly shocking either.

Why Isn't Washington DC Hip?

There's been quite a bit of hair-puling over why Washington DC isn't hip. Rebecca Greenfield went through a long list, including geography, building code limitations, and affluence.

It's Not You, Mitt, It's Your Message, ctd.

Friedersdorf calls an Erick Erickson post "utterly predictable hackery" (it is) while providing a better way of thinking about how we define "elite" conservatives.

David's Bookclub: The Jews in Poland and Russia

Antony Polonsky's The Jews in Poland and Russia is a stupendous - almost crushing - work of scholarship. It occupies three fat volumes, and as of the day before Yom Kippur I have not quite finished Volume 1, which takes the story from the 14th century to 1881. (I expect to complete my reading in the quiet hours of Yom Kippur afternoon.) Who knows when I'll undertake Volumes 2 & 3?

Blasphemy Must Be An Untouchable Human Right

Hussein Ibish masterfully defends the right to engage in blasphemy.

A Yom Kippur Reading

Gershom Gorenberg on Israel's Orthodox challenge, from August's issue of Prospect magazine. (Paywall)