David Frum's Blog, page 47

David's Bookclub: Private Guns, Public Health

Adam Winkler's Gunfight documents how the Black Panthers asserted a radical new form of gun rights: fetishizing weapons as badges of freedom, carrying weapons any place the law permitted them to be carried.

He is Risen

What a glorious day:

The Things We Leave Behind

A writer reflects in Canada's National Post on the curious things left behind by her grandfather, who died after a full life of accomplishment, aged over 100:

Unconsidered Trifles: Found Comedy in the Age of Social Media

Apologies for this being a day late, I was taken ill. See here for further details.

And Here Come the Guest Workers

Labor and business are about to agree on a compromise for the guest worker part of immigration reform:

Boris Berezovsky and the Russian Money Problem

From my National Post column: why Russia's neighbors should be increasingly concerned.

And So We Wait

From Christ's Sermon on the Mount:

Greeks Take a Stand Against Hate

This March marks the 70th anniversary of Greece’s Thessaloniki Jewish community’s deportation to Auschwitz. The anniversary comes at a time when economic depression has led to a rise in the Greek neo-Nazi party, Golden Dawn, which picked up 18 seats in the latest elections for the Greek Parliament.

Republican Who Supports Immigration Reform Uses a Racist Slur Against Hispanic Laborers

Rep. Don Young, a Republican from Alaska, said this awful thing:

Less Cleaning, More Sex

Certain traditional gender roles can lead to a more sexually satisfying marriage. This is the topic of Christina Hoff Sommers’ article in Slate Magazine, “Guys Who Do Housework Get Less Sex.”