Subscribe here: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube | Overcast | Pocket Casts In this episode of The David Frum Show, David opens with a response to a listener’s question about working-class wages, unpacking the economic story lines that have […]
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Subscribe here: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube | Overcast | Pocket Casts In this episode of The David Frum Show, The Atlantic’s David Frum breaks down what he calls “the week of the four scams”—a stunning display of misinformation
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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
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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
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The policy’s real message is “Tax my voters; enrich my donors.” Photo-illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Getty. March 18, 2025, 8:30 AM ET The Republicans swept the elections because of inflation and public disorder. The year was 1946. The end
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The past few weeks have felt like a Cold War thriller in which an enemy agent somehow infiltrates the top of the United States government. Soldiers fighting for democracy have been abandoned to die in the field. The U.S. president
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Mandel Ngan / Getty Trump tried to steal the 2020 election. He shows no sign that he would accept a loss in 2026. March 5, 2025, 12:40 AM ET Eight years ago, President Donald Trump got generally good reviews for
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Sign up for Trump’s Return, a newsletter featuring coverage of the second Trump presidency. Yesterday, Andrew Tate and his brother, Tristan, boarded a private jet to fly from Romania to Florida. Andrew, an American-born former kickboxing professional, is a highly
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Sign up for Trump’s Return, a newsletter featuring coverage of the second Trump presidency. At least the Oval Office meeting held by President Donald Trump and Vice President J. D. Vance with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky was held in front
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The evidence of the past few days suggests they are all deluding themselves. Evelyn Hockstein / AFP / Getty February 19, 2025, 1:16 PM ET Here’s a warning story for the patriotic Americans who have gone to work for President
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