David Frum's Blog, page 179

So About That QE3 Driven Inflation...

Wasn't monetary expansion supposed to drive commodity prices higher, and especially oil?

Man Named Mullet Convicted of Hate Crime in Ohio's Amish Country

Maybe the world will end in 2012 after all. From the Wall Street Journal, a tale that makes Mitt Romney's fabled haircut seem tame by comparison.

A Sign of Hope in Libya

From the Associated Press (via the Washington Post):

Why Does Michelle Malkin Hate Half Her Country?

I'm about to quote something pretty deplorable, but not in order to deplore it. It is from the inimitable Michelle Malkin. (And when I say inimitable, I mean it literally. I confess: whenever I wanted a character in Patriots to say something truly over the top, I put a small portion of a Michelle Malkin transcript in his/her mouth. I could not - would not have dared - to try to invent anything near so vituperative.)

Can Romney Capture Democratic Votes?

Eli Lehrer argues he must in a forthcoming article for Huffington magazine.

Which constituencies might he consider targeting?

Know-Nothing American History

I know full well that this Jack Hitt piece in The New Yorker is satirical, but it hits close to home. When a movement increasingly derives its news from Fox and its history from partisan publishers -- especially ones with a massive financial incentive to portray their ideological opponents in terms that respectable people would find beyond the pale -- things get out of hand.

Why the Roman Republic Died

This is the last of a four-part series on Tom Holland's Persian Fire and Rubicon. Read part one, part two, and part three.

The White House is Lying on Libya

The White House story of the attacks on Benghazi is unraveling, reports Eli Lake. No, it wasn't a spontaneous response to a YouTube clip, as - among others - UN ambassador Susan Rice has publicly insisted.

Sorry Folks, LBJ Isn't Coming Back

Ron Brownstein questions whether any president will ever soon again emulate Lyndon Johnson's legislative success:

Let's Grow the 47%

Reihan Salam is proposing to do exactly that, and you might find yourself nodding in agreement.