David Frum's Blog, page 44

How Russians Forget Their Own Past

Our friend Andrew Pavelyev offers a response to my David's Book Club entryon David Satter's, It was a Long Time Ago and It Never Happened Anyway:

The Time Dick Vitale Almost Had His Own Hollywood Sitcom

Frequent FrumForum contributor Jeb Golinkin interviewed Dick Vitale. Here's what he learned.

Pakistani Youth Lose Faith in Pakistani Democracy

Depressing fact of the day: Pakistani youth prefer either Sharia law or military rule to democracy, with only 29% favoring democratic governance.

One Social Conservative's Alternative to Obamacare

Social conservative Bob Patterson reasons his way to an unlikely conclusion: the best replacement for Obamacare would be … something rather like Britain's National Health Service.

Thoughts on the BRAIN Initiative

The BRAIN (Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies) initiative, a project President Obama discussed in his most recent State of the Union, was formally announced yesterday at the White House. Using the $3.8 billion Human Genome Project as a success case, the White House outlined their plan for BRAIN, citing that this project will spark innovation and create jobs in a number of business sectors.

Who is the Next Andrew Breitbart?

Is Ben Shapiro the future of conservative media?

South Carolina's Upside-Down Congressional Race

Looks like Stephen Colbert's sister is planning a not very subtle campaign against Mark Sanford.

Headlines You Can Use Again and Again

In the interest of a more sustainable media sphere, our friend Tom Doran offers headlines that can be recycled again and again and again. E.G., this:

Not These Idiots Again

After the rise Adolf Hitler and World War II, all parties involved shook their heads and said 'never again.' Well, the 'never' part appears to be fading in Greece and perhaps beyond.



Golden Dawn, the fascist neo-Nazi group, which was once considered a fringe party within Greece, gained international attention when they picked up 18 seats in the Greek Parliament last year. Now, with an 11.5% approval rating within Greece, they appear to be setting their sights beyond the country's...

The AP Drops 'Illegal Immigrant'

If Phil Collins worked for the Associated Press, he'd have a big problem today.