Why Cede the Flag to Trump?

Colin Kaepernick and other athletes have a better claim on the United States’s symbols and their meaning.

• David Frum
• 12:29 PM ET

Challenging the Dogmas of Right and Left

Two authors, Mark Lilla and Henry Olsen, see a politics rejecting the broad messages of Roosevelt and Reagan for the narrow claims of victim-group grievance and purist ideology.

• David Frum
• Sep 18, 2017

Will America Accept Refugees From Trump's White House?

In an interview with Jimmy Kimmel, Sean Spicer demonstrated why those fleeing the administration may find it difficult to start fresh.

• David Frum
• Sep 15, 2017

Trump's Impending Immigration Sell-Out

By leading with DACA, Trump puts immigration control on the path to failure.

• David Frum
• Sep 5, 2017

Trump Won't Back Down

What the president is saying by pardoning America’s second-most famous birther

• David Frum
• Aug 26, 2017

Trump's Speech Can't Change Recalcitrant Realities

It was a performance that seemed designed to garner immediate approval, and it failed to grapple with long-term challenges.

• David Frum
• Aug 22, 2017

The Chilling Effects of Openly Displayed Firearms

Charlottesville marks a new era of even bolder assertion of the right to threaten violence for political purposes.

• David Frum
• Aug 16, 2017

Time for Republicans to Leap From the Boat

President Trump is attacking the Senate for his own failures—and after Charlottesville, senators may realize the damage they’re inflicting on their own party by standing by him.

• David Frum
• Aug 13, 2017

Why Leaking Transcripts of Trump's Calls Is So Dangerous

When the president’s opponents violate norms to undermine him, they do lasting damage to American security.

• David Frum
• Aug 3, 2017

The Real Reason Trump’s Obamacare Repeal Push Failed

Trump’s failure in health care wasn’t tactical. It was that he refused to acknowledge or redress the fundamental issues.

• David Frum
• Aug 1, 2017

The 10 Challenges Republicans Now Face

With efforts to repeal Obamacare collapsing, the GOP faces a difficult landscape as it looks ahead to 2018.

• David Frum
• Jul 28, 2017

The Paradox of Mitch McConnell's Repeal-Only Vote

The Senate majority leader is punishing and rewarding senators all at once—in ways that diminish everybody in his caucus other than himself.

• David Frum
• Jul 19, 2017

Will Congress Hold Russia Accountable for the Behavior Trump Excuses?

With the president letting Putin off the hook for meddling in elections, it's up to the congressional GOP to defend the integrity of American democracy.

• David Frum
• Jul 9, 2017

The Falsehood at the Core of Trump's Warsaw Speech

The problem was not so much the speech as the speaker.

• David Frum
• Jul 7, 2017

The Souring of American Exceptionalism

Commitment to liberalism once distinguished the United States—now, it’s the disdain of American elites for the troubles of their fellow citizens that sets the nation apart.

• David Frum
• Jul 3, 2017

How Republicans Can Fix American Health Care

The bills before Congress get it wrong—what’s needed is incremental reform in a conservative direction.

• David Frum
• Jun 30, 2017

What Happens When a Presidency Loses Its Legitimacy?

Mounting evidence that Trump’s election was aided by Russian interference presents a challenge to the American system of government—with lasting consequences for democracy.

• David Frum
• Jun 23, 2017

The Lasting Damage of Trump's 'Tapes' Bluff

The president’s attempt to intimidate James Comey didn’t merely backfire—it may also embolden hostile regimes to conclude his other threats are equally empty.

• David Frum
• Jun 22, 2017

It's Trump's Party Now

The Republican triumph in an affluent, educated Georgia congressional district showed GOP voters standing by their president.

• David Frum
• Jun 21, 2017

Why Do Democracies Fail?

A new book points to the importance of strong conservative parties—and warns about the consequences when they fall short.

• David Frum
• Jun 20, 2017