David Frum's Blog, page 97

Someone Hire this Man!

If you need a web product developer with a hot dose of creativity, might I suggest this guy? Replicating an Amazon page to the detail he's done is not only wildly cool, it's probably a solid display of the quality of his work.

The Czech Republic's Beer Party

The Czech Republic's government is trying to get restaurants and bars to offer a single beverage on each menu that's cheaper than beer. Not so, say some very angry proprieters! I knew the Czechs liked their beer, who knew there was a Czech version of the Tea Party?

Red State, Blue Nation

Kansas and Louisiana are the latest states seeking to abolish the income tax. Good. It's heartening to see limited government conservatism alive and well at the state level. From Wisconsin to Lousiana to Texas, Republican Governors are enjoying tremendous success passing legislative agendas to shrink and better manage government.

The Best - And Worst - Post-Civil War Presidential Speeches on Race

The other night on Twitter I spent some time expounding one of the most under-appreciated state papers of the 19th century: James A. Garfield's 1881 Inaugural address, one of the very most forceful statements in favor of racial political equality between the Civil War and the civil rights era.

Here's a Consistent Senator on the Filibuster

Remember that New York Times editorial I complained about? Seems I wasn't the only person who found it inconsistent and offputting. Ladies and gentlemen, Sen. Carl Levin, (D-Michigan).

Legal Drugs are Abused Too

Drugs legalizers argue that the harms from drugs can be effectively contained by regulations and age limits. Evan Soltas in Bloomberg News shows, however, that regulations are easily overcome. Prescription drugs are the classic example of substances sold subject to regulation. And they have emerged as one of our fastest growing areas of substance abuse. Prescription drug abuse is now the country's leading cause of accidental death.

Guilty as Charged

An application, DeskTime, allows employers to see how much time you spend on a given site, and it's apparently catching on. I'm happy that here at FrumBeast, part of our job is to find cute dog videos. Sorry to everyone in corporate America.

Don't Become THAT Party, Republicans

Wise words from ex-Hastert aide John Feehery:

Oliver Stone Fails History ... Again

Conrad Black takes another whack at Oliver Stone.

Dianne Feinstein Wants to Ban These Guns

The Daily Caller's Alex Pappas reports on Sen. Dianne Feinstein's sweeping gun control proposal.