David Frum

Washington, D.C., United States, Wellington

Senior Editor at The Atlantic

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Articles

The Trump Trade-War Scam

2 days ago | theatlantic.com | David Frum

If you’ve ever watched a game of three-card monte, you’ve noticed that the dealer talks nonstop. The chatter serves two functions. First, it distracts the victims. Second, and maybe more important, the dealer is deceiving his victims about what’s befalling them. The spiel invites them to imagine they’re playing a game in which they stand a fair chance. In reality, they are being swindled.
The Trump Trade-War Scam

2 days ago | flipboard.com | David Frum

3 hours agoChina Called Trump’s BluffThere is a lesson here for anyone Trump threatens. When President Donald Trump launched his trade war on the world, he issued a stern warning: “Do not retaliate and you will be rewarded.” China ignored the warning. It was rewarded anyway.
How the U.S. Lost the Canadian Election

4 days ago | businessandamerica.com | David Frum

Donald Trump pushed the Conservative Party of Canada down the political stairs. Yesterday, on Canada’s election day, he tossed a farewell bucket of slop after the tumbling Conservatives, with a final Truth Social post urging Canadians to see their choice as a verdict on him personally. As Trump gleefully confided in an interview with The Atlantic posted that same day, he knew perfectly well that the overwhelming majority of Canadians hate him.
The Most Corrupt Presidency in American History

1 week ago | theatlantic.com | David Frum

Listen1.0x0:0057:50Subscribe here: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube | Overcast | Pocket CastsIn this episode of The David Frum Show, The Atlantic’s David Frum reflects on the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe, examining how postwar reconciliation—not battlefield triumph—became America’s true finest hour. He contrasts that legacy with Donald Trump’s recent bombastic Victory Day statement, urging a rededication to the values that built a more peaceful world.
America’s Pro-Disease Movement

2 weeks ago | theatlantic.com | David Frum

Listen1.0x0:0044:20Subscribe here: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube | Overcast | Pocket CastsIn this episode of The David Frum Show, The Atlantic’s David Frum discusses how misinformation, distrust in science, and extremist rhetoric are fueling a deadly resurgence of preventable diseases in the United States—and urges clear and responsible leadership to protect public health.
How the U.S. Lost the Canadian Election

2 weeks ago | theatlantic.com | David Frum

Donald Trump pushed the Conservative Party of Canada down the political stairs. Yesterday, on Canada’s election day, he tossed a farewell bucket of slop after the tumbling Conservatives, with a final Truth Social post urging Canadians to see their choice as a verdict on him personally. As Trump gleefully confided in an interview with The Atlantic posted that same day, he knew perfectly well that the overwhelming majority of Canadians hate him.
What Stagflation Would Mean for America

2 weeks ago | theatlantic.com | David Frum

I remember the little stickers on restaurant menus. In the 1970s, it cost much more to print a menu than it does today. Restaurants did not change them often. When prices rose, they’d retain their old menu—but affix little stickers with the new, handwritten prices atop the previous ones. When prices rose especially rapidly, the stickers accumulated in stubby columns rising up from the menu.
The Crises of Due Process

3 weeks ago | theatlantic.com | David Frum

Listen1.0x0:0055:53Subscribe here: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube | Overcast | Pocket CastsIn this episode of The David Frum Show, David examines the dangerous path the Trump administration is charting by deporting and detaining individuals without hearings—an assault on due process that threatens the foundation of American justice.
Trump Needs Someone to Blame

3 weeks ago | theatlantic.com | David Frum

Can the U.S. president fire the chairman of the Federal Reserve because he does not like the job the chairman is doing? Once upon a time, the answer was a well-understood no. The Federal Reserve was created by Congress. The founding statute guaranteed the Fed’s independence. Chairman Jerome Powell repeated that conventional answer at the Economic Club of Chicago only yesterday: The chairman cannot be removed for policy reasons.
‘The power to impose tariffs at will needs to be removed from Trump’: David Frum on Trump’s disregard of the courts and how the trade war tremors will affect the U.S. economy

3 weeks ago | thehub.ca | David Frum

Leading author, journalist and thinker David Frum and The Hub’s editor-at-large Sean Speer discuss the U.S.’ ongoing constitutional crisis of the Trump administration’s deportation policy, the ongoing falllout of Trump’s tariffs towards Canada, and new polling that shows the MAGA-fication of the Republican Party. You can listen to this episode on Amazon, Apple, and Spotify.