My view on candidates on money is unless it's proven that the donor stole the money, the campaign keeps the money. David Frum campaigncandidatedonor Change image and share on social
Events don't happen because I write a speech. I am allowed to write a speech because events are going to happen. David Frum alloweventhappen Change image and share on social
Partly because of the desperate economic situation in the country, what were once the leading institutions of conservatism are constrained. David Frum conservatismconstraincountry Change image and share on social
In journalism I can only tell what happened. In fiction, I can show it. David Frum fictionhappenjournalism Change image and share on social
If you go on TV and say there's no other country in the world where you can be born poor and become rich, you get a huge megaphone. If you tell the truth, which is that most of the studies show actually the United States is worse than anybody except Britain in upward mobility, there is no audience for you. David Frum audiencebadlybear share on social
Speech writers are more vulnerable to vanity than any other group of people in Washington. David Frum grouppeoplespeech Change image and share on social
Think tanks do have points of view, and they are absolutely entitled to defend them. David Frum absolutelydefendentitle Change image and share on social
So if I have two pieces of cake, do I have twice as good an experience as the first piece of cake? One of the things I've found in life is that the first piece of cake is the best. David Frum cakeexperiencefind Change image and share on social
I'm a latecomer to the environmental issue, which for years seemed to me like an excuse for more government regulation. But I can see that in rich societies, voters are paying less attention to economic issues and more to issues of the spirit, including the environment. David Frum attentioneconomicenvironment share on social
The big winners under the American fiscal system are the rich, who pay some of the lowest taxes anywhere in the world; the old, who are the main beneficiaries of the American social service state; farmers, rural people. These are Republican constituencies. David Frum americanbeneficiarybig share on social