David Frum

David Frum is a staff writer at The Atlantic and the author of Trumpocalypse: Restoring American Democracy (2020). In 2001 and 2002, he was a speechwriter for President George W. Bush.

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How to Defend Against a Lame-Duck Trump

Four risks to guard against now
- David Frum
- October 19, 2020
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The Final Season of the Trump Show

Last night’s dueling town halls made clear why the president’s campaign is flailing.
- David Frum
- October 16, 2020
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Last Exit From Autocracy

America survived one Trump term. It wouldn’t survive a second.
- David Frum
- November 2020 Issue
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The Man Who Pretended Not to Notice

A fly landed on Mike Pence’s head. And he did nothing.
- David Frum
- October 7, 2020
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It May Be Time to Invoke the Twenty-Fifth Amendment

Americans need to know who’s running the country.
- David Frum
- October 3, 2020
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What Did You Expect?

Trump should never have been allowed anywhere near any public office.
- David Frum
- October 2, 2020
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Trump’s Theory of the Debate Was All Wrong

In Cleveland, the president yelled, threatened, interrupted—and changed nothing. He’s losing.
- David Frum
- September 29, 2020
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Trump Just Lost Control of the Game

His tax returns dispel all his pretensions to wealth and sacrifice, and his reelection campaign is running out of time.
- David Frum
- September 28, 2020
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Disclosure Doesn’t Work on a Shameless President

A new package of reforms aims to patch a gaping hole in the guardrails of American government.
- David Frum
- September 25, 2020
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4 Reasons to Doubt Mitch McConnell’s Power

For once, he may be on the wrong side of a power dynamic.
- David Frum
- September 19, 2020
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Trump Made a Bad Bargain With Woodward

The president imagined that he could do unto Woodward as Woodward was doing unto him.
- David Frum
- September 12, 2020
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Everyone Knows It’s True

As Trump vehemently disputes reports that he has disparaged veterans, some silences speak loudly.
- David Frum
- September 7, 2020
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I Crossed Back Into a State of Denial

At the Canada-U.S. border, I encountered a study in contrasts.
- David Frum
- September 6, 2020
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Trump Is a Secessionist From the Top

The president proved once again that he regards himself as a wartime leader of Red America against Blue America.
- David Frum
- August 28, 2020
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The Lie at the Heart of Melania’s Speech

The first lady lamented the divides that her husband foments and exploits, and that she herself has done little to overcome.
- David Frum
- August 26, 2020
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The Platform the GOP Is Too Scared to Publish

What the Republican Party actually stands for, in 13 points
- David Frum
- August 25, 2020
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Democrats Nail the Coronavirus Convention

Every moment is about building personal connection with ever more minutely micro-targeted demographic groups.
- David Frum
- August 20, 2020
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‘Archaeology Can Cover the Totality of the Human Story’

A conversation with David Carballo about the fall of the Aztec empire
- David Frum
- August 1, 2020
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Where the System May Break

A war-game exercise simulating the 2020 election unmasked some key vulnerabilities.
- David Frum
- July 31, 2020
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Canada Got Better. The United States Got Trump.

Two North American nations seemed to be on the same path—and then they diverged.
- David Frum
- July 24, 2020

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