One of the things we're all going to have to discover, establishment is just an abusive term for institutions. It's institutions that keep us free.
David FrumA novel makes it possible to understand not just events, but the people who control the events; not only their choices, but also their motives.
David FrumOne of the questions I often get asked is, "Were you surprised that Trump won?" I always answer the same way: "I was surprised, I am surprised and I will never stop being surprised."
David FrumThat is the way successful countries, and Canada has been one of the most successful countries over the past quarter century, they operate. That when you win, you win within limits, when you lose, you accept the outcome.
David FrumLife, as the signs in the liquor stores say, is too short to drink bad wine. And summer is too short to read bad books.
David FrumI keep telling my American friends, "If you think of Donald Trump as only something that is happening inside the United States, you're missing it." Because there are Trump-like events happening across the Western world, in Warsaw Pact countries, in France, Germany, Austria, the Netherlands. As we speak, the second-largest party in the Dutch legislature - who's more level-headed than the Dutch? - is Geert Wilders's party, which is a very Trump-like party, and they've got 33 out of 150 seats.
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