David Frum's Blog, page 70

Vengeance is Rarely Good Policy

Under a new deal put forth by European Union officials, bonuses will be capped at each employee's current salary. Anything higher would have to be approved by shareholders.

Yet Another 'Responsible Gun Owner'

If you thought it couldn't get any crazier than a dog shooting their owner by kicking the man's gun, brace yourself.

Why Should the US Accept a Gangster's Paradise?

Peter Andreas arguesat Foreign Affairs that we all need to calm down a little on smuggling and industrial espionage. His examples, such as that America was built on the backs of smugglers and other lawbreakers, are a bit weird, no? Not sure you want to urge people to calm down by saying, "but America did all of these things before!" After all, America's actions greatly damaged Britain, right?

Big Government Hurts Food Trucks

I'm at an AEI Panel on big government and food trucks. It promises to be an area where Tim Carney and Matt Yglesias could agree for days. I'll have thoughts after, but blogging will be light for a few hours.

Chill Out About the Debt

Drezner takes Solow and Haass to task for being "debt worryworts":

Mexico (Sort Of) Liberalizes Its Oil Industry

Mexico relies on 1/3 of its government revenues from national oil company Pemex. Yesterday, they announced they'll be inviting foreign investment to expand production:

Politicians Jumping Rope Look About as Awkward as You'd Expect

Our Welsh friend Tom Doran sends along this amazing link. (Above is a different video of Nick Clegg jumping rope. The link's video is better, but not on YouTube). Tom explains the linked video:

Everyone's First Car Should be a Tank

Sorry for going lowbrow, but can't resist quoting from this Wall Street Journal article on the fraternity of guy who own tanks (your eyes aren't lying):

Homegrown Terrorists

The Henry Jackson Society has produced an important new report on American-citizen terrorists, and Eli Lake got the scoop.

How AIPAC is Losing

Lee Smith argues that - among other things - the second Obama term is falsifying the fantasy of an all-powerful Israel lobby.