David Frum
David Frum
David J. Frumis a Canadian-American neoconservative political commentator. A speechwriter for President George W. Bush, Frum later became the author of the first "insider" book about the Bush presidency. He is a senior editor at The Atlantic and also a CNN contributor. He serves on the board of directors of the Republican Jewish Coalition, the British think tank Policy Exchange, the anti-drug policy group Smart Approaches to Marijuana, and as vice chairman and an associate fellow of the R Street...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPublic Servant
CountryUnited States of America
I'm a latecomer to the environmental issue, which for years seemed to me like an excuse for more government regulation. But I can see that in rich societies, voters are paying less attention to economic issues and more to issues of the spirit, including the environment.
So if I have two pieces of cake, do I have twice as good an experience as the first piece of cake? One of the things I've found in life is that the first piece of cake is the best.
We've all been wrong- I certainly have- and we should thank those who set us right. Not always fun, but always best in the end.
World War II proved a hypothesis that Alexis de Tocqueville advanced a century before: the war-fighting potential of a democracy is at its greatest when war is most intense; at its weakest when war is most limited. This is a lesson with enduring relevance to our own times - and our own wars.
More Irishmen died fighting for Britain in World War I than died fighting against her in all of Ireland's bids for independence combined.
My mother cared more about how you reasoned than about the conclusions you reached.
The great power the president has is that he is the most prominent person in the biggest media event on the planet. He has the attention of the nation and the world. When he speaks, everybody listens.
The five million people who watch cable news are the political nation, the people who really care.
One can shape history as much through the facts one omits as through the facts one includes.
If we say something often enough, we come to believe it. We don't usually delude others until after we have first deluded ourselves.
My mom was truly an iconic figure, a great journalist and a pioneering woman who died at 54 of cancer without ever having revealed to viewers that she was ill.
We, as conservative intellectuals, should not be in the business of making excuses for bad parliamentary decisions by Republican leaders in Congress.
A novel makes it possible to understand not just events, but the people who control the events; not only their choices, but also their motives.
As thrilling as it was, speechwriting is ultimately frustrating for someone who wants to be a writer.