In a piece called “Robots Undercut the Case for More Immigrants” (seriously), David Frum argues that we shouldn’t let too many immigrants into the country because they will just be replaced by robots and therefore languish in intractable poverty.
This is wrong.
So, it’s not as funny as the Hunger Games Bad Lip Reading, but it’s exactly the sort of thing I need this election season. Fight nonsense with nonsense. The singing part gets me every time…. In...
J.L.’s discussion of American exceptionalism last week was really spot-on. Placing American greatness within its proper historical context is necessary both in order to understand what makes America truly great, but also to understand...
David Frum examines child poverty in America and also notes that economic mobility is not quite what it is sometimes made out to be compared to other developed nations. The below graph illustrates this...
“Reformers should be focusing on lifting limits on the flow of money from parties to candidates and restoring the role of the parties as the funders of campaigns. Instead of Candidate Smith asking Donor...
A lot of the reaction to my conservapedia piece falls along the lines that you would expect – essentially that I’m painting with too broad a brush. I probably was in that post. Obviously...
I hate to say it, but I really don’t like the new name. Frum Forum? New Majority may not have been perfect, but I just don’t think Frum Forum really….works. I would have just...
I had the good fortune yesterday afternoon to attend a panel discussion on the future of conservatism featuring Ross Douthat, David Frum, Daniel Larison, and Virginia Postrel. It was a rather enlightening discussion, but...
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on Open Mic for the week of 3/24/25Reading that article, I have no idea how gay people are involved in this. Normal people, and I inclu… on Don’t Go Torching Cyber TrucksHow I feel about this is incredibly complicated, I actually completely agree it's a bad choice, not…
on Open Mic for the week of 3/24/25The answer is most certainly "...does not a victim make". They're contacting other men. He's contact…
on Open Mic for the week of 3/24/25There should be at least some strategy to the district choice.
on Open Mic for the week of 3/24/25The question: "Are they victims?" has a strange and terrible logic. If the answer is "yes, those wom… on Open Mic for the week of 3/24/25I went upstairs to tell Maribou about this and opened with "Do you know who Harry Sisson is?" and sh…
on Open Mic for the week of 3/24/25There was a really funny tweet awhile ago about being out of touch with celebrity culture. This is m… on Open Mic for the week of 3/24/25Primary challenges drive the Left further to the Left and the Right further to the Right. on Open Mic for the week of 3/24/25A sex scandal without sex. Or even meeting anyone. Or even promising to meet someone and/or date the… on Open Mic for the week of 3/24/25Young Democrat Harry Sisson has reportedly been dropped by Palette Management following what might b…
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