David Frum

1 week 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.

1 week 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.

1 week ago | theatlantic.com | David Frum

Plus: an interview with Ontario Premier Doug FordSubscribe here: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube In this episode of The David Frum Show, David discusses how the Trump administration is in for a stark reality check due to its trade policies.

2 weeks ago | theatlantic.com | David Frum

Rahm Emanuel and Trump’s tariff chaos Subscribe here: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube In the premiere episode of The David Frum Show, The Atlantic’s David Frum lays out his case for a new kind of political conversation—one that rejects the radicalized rhetoric dominating major podcasts. He then details why Donald Trump’s tariffs wrecked world financial markets. David takes apart the excuses offered by tariff defenders, and tries to explain the shock and betrayal felt by America’s allies.

2 weeks ago | theatlantic.com | David Frum

President Donald Trump’s trade war has crashed stock markets. It is pushing the United States and the world toward recession. Why is he doing this? His commerce secretary explained on television this past Sunday: “The army of millions and millions of human beings screwing in little screws to make iPhones—that kind of thing is going to come to America.”Let’s consider this promise seriously for a minute. The professed plan is to relocate iPhone assembly from China to the United States.