David Frum's Blog, page 48

How the Venezuelan Government Treats Its Jewish Citizens

Venezuelan intelligence agencies are treating Jews as potential spies for the United States and Israel. It seems the death of anti-Semite Hugo Chavez did little to improve the fortunes of Venezuelan Jews.

America's Next Great Oil and Gas Boom is Here

The International Energy Agency, according to NBC News, predicts America will be the world's top oil producer by 2020.

Nerdiness from Noah: Alpha Centauri

Some readers of the blog may remember me, but for the newer members of the audience, I will provide a short reintroduction. My name is Noah Kristula-Green. I worked with David Frum on his FrumForum site and the Daily Beast blog from 2010 through August of 2012. For my day job, I work at a polling firm in DC called The Winston Group.

Obama Really Wants Republicans to Agree to Raise Taxes

Want to see how eager President Obama is for a grand bargain? Here's what the Wall Street Journal reports him being willing to accept:

Deer Are a Menace and We Shouldn't Feel Bad About Killing Them

Jamie McFadden reminds us of the classic Louis C.K. rant about "rats with hooves," also known as deer. I get that some urbanites, suburbanites, hippies and anti-human weirdos (also just some decent types, but that's fine) people think they're beautiful and all, but to most humans, deer are a menace.

Crazy DC Protesters: Managing Deer Population Similar to Newtown Massacre, Crucifixion of Christ

The Washington Post frequently reports examples of why America can and should hate its capital city so very much. This time, it's women likening the regular practice of managing the region's deer population to the massacre at Newtown and the crucifixion of Jesus Christ.

The State of Italy's Political System is... Terrible

Read this Wall Street Journal report on Italian attempts to build a coalition government because it makes American politics look functional by comparison:

The Economic Forecast is... Not Great

Brad DeLong foreseeseconomic underperformance for long years ahead.

Virginia Loves Its Moderate Republican Governor

The new Quinnipiac poll finds that not only does Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell continue to enjoy a 2:1 approval rating, but he also draws support among groups with whom Republicans often have trouble: + 19 among women, +16 among young voters, + 12 among African-Americans.

American Propaganda: Better Than British Propaganda

A Facebok commenter directs our attention to a spectacular propaganda piece by Walt Disney. From its Youtube description: