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The Trump administration's attitude to allies is like that of a drunken violent husband who is genuinely surprised when his battered wife finally leaves him.
January 17, 2026 at 6:44 AM
The Trump administration's attitude to allies is like that of a drunken violent husband who is genuinely surprised when his battered wife finally leaves him.
To defend democracy, one has to believe in it. To believe in democracy, one has to understand it. Where it came from. How it works. What’s true. What’s not. What others did before you. How it could be better. How to make a difference.
January 17, 2026 at 5:44 AM
To defend democracy, one has to believe in it. To believe in democracy, one has to understand it. Where it came from. How it works. What’s true. What’s not. What others did before you. How it could be better. How to make a difference.
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The Atlantic’s David Frum reflects on the new Trump administration’s pattern of “politicized stupidity”: the willful refusal to understand abuses of power, including the destruction of the White House’s East Wing and the perceived sale of government influence disguised as private donations.
Would U.S. Generals Obey Illegal Trump Orders?
Tom Nichols on Trump, the military, and what happens when loyalty replaces law. Plus: the Trump administration’s “politicized stupidity” and a discussion of Eugène Ionesco’s play Rhinoceros.
www.theatlantic.com
December 3, 2025 at 1:20 AM
The Atlantic’s David Frum reflects on the new Trump administration’s pattern of “politicized stupidity”: the willful refusal to understand abuses of power, including the destruction of the White House’s East Wing and the perceived sale of government influence disguised as private donations.
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David Frum claimed that most of the videos actually showed footage from Syria 🤡
Genuinely don’t understand how these people sleep at night
Genuinely don’t understand how these people sleep at night
December 3, 2025 at 10:57 AM
David Frum claimed that most of the videos actually showed footage from Syria 🤡
Genuinely don’t understand how these people sleep at night
Genuinely don’t understand how these people sleep at night
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VENEZUELA & TRUMP’S ULTERIOR MOTIVES. The U.S. has amassed in the Caribbean the largest set of naval assets deployed there since the Cuban missile crisis, wrote David Frum. (FP)
December 3, 2025 at 1:49 PM
VENEZUELA & TRUMP’S ULTERIOR MOTIVES. The U.S. has amassed in the Caribbean the largest set of naval assets deployed there since the Cuban missile crisis, wrote David Frum. (FP)
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On “The David Frum Show,” the historian and biographer Sam Tanenhaus joins @davidfrum.bsky.social to reflect on the William F. Buckley Jr. they both knew—and his influence on the American conservative movement from the 1960s onward.
Watch here:
Watch here:
My Friend, Bill Buckley
Sam Tanenhaus on William F. Buckley Jr., his legacy, and his impact on the modern American conservative movement. Plus: David on the end of DOGE and the novel Alice Adams by Booth Tarkington.
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November 30, 2025 at 1:15 PM
On “The David Frum Show,” the historian and biographer Sam Tanenhaus joins @davidfrum.bsky.social to reflect on the William F. Buckley Jr. they both knew—and his influence on the American conservative movement from the 1960s onward.
Watch here:
Watch here:
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Earlier today, I was notified that someone was at my door.
This is who it was:
This is who it was:
November 21, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Earlier today, I was notified that someone was at my door.
This is who it was:
This is who it was:
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Lake Crescent, Olympic National Park, Washington.
November 20, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Lake Crescent, Olympic National Park, Washington.
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November 19, 2025 at 3:10 PM
