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David Frum is a senior editor at The Atlantic and the author of The Right Man: The Surprise Presidency of George W. Bush, Comeback: Conservatism that Can Win Again, Patriots and Why Romney Lost (and What the GOP Can Do about It).

Frum is a former resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, a former contributing editor at Newsweek/Daily Beast and a former columnist for the National Review. A special assistant to then-President George W. Bush, Frum is the man made famous by writing two-thirds of the phrase, "axis of evil" (he actually wrote "axis of terror"). He was also the "Right" on KCRW's Left, Right and Center.

FROM David Frum

Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Should Congress launch an independent investigation into Russian meddling? Former FBI director Robert Mueller has been appointed as special counsel to oversee the Justice Department’s investigation into Russian meddling. Democrats and Republicans were happy about the move, but President Trump called the appointment the single greatest witch hunt of a president in American history. Congress could take a broader look at the Trump campaign and Russian interference in the election by forming an independent commission, but it’s an idea Republicans still oppose.

9 MIN, 45 SEC May 18, 2017

Strikes in Syria

Left, Right & Center

Strikes in Syria Trump authorizes strikes in Syria after a chemical attack.

56 MIN, 34 SEC Apr 07, 2017

Donald Trump's first week in office

Left, Right & Center

Donald Trump's first week in office Building a wall along the Mexican border.

28 MIN, 31 SEC Jan 27, 2017

A Frankenstein monster government and a wrecking crew?

Left, Right & Center

A Frankenstein monster government and a wrecking crew? A dubious dossier, cabinet nominees and repealing Obamacare.

28 MIN, 31 SEC Jan 13, 2017

Aleppo is falling; Trump's State Department pick

Left, Right & Center

Aleppo is falling; Trump's State Department pick Is the US doing what it should in Syria?

28 MIN, 31 SEC Dec 16, 2016

Is it the quid or is it the pro?

Left, Right & Center

Is it the quid or is it the pro? Thanksgiving from the Left, Right & Center.

29 MIN, 18 SEC Nov 25, 2016

President Trump for the win

Left, Right & Center

President Trump for the win Our panelists react to the 2016 presidential election. They're somewhere between hopeful and despondent.

29 MIN, 18 SEC Nov 11, 2016

President Trump for the win (extended conversation)

Left, Right & Center

President Trump for the win (extended conversation) Our panelists react to the 2016 presidential election. They're somewhere between hopeful and despondent.

58 MIN, 2 SEC Nov 11, 2016

Conventions from the Left, Right & Center

Left, Right & Center

Conventions from the Left, Right & Center How did Hillary Clinton's convention measure up?

29 MIN, 22 SEC Jul 29, 2016

Pledge No More

Left, Right & Center

Pledge No More GOP candidates back away from pledge to support their party's candidate.

29 MIN, 27 SEC Apr 01, 2016

Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Twilight of the Super PAC Donald Trump is now the established front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination after yet another win last night, this time in the Nevada caucuses. He often says he is self-financed. It’s true he’s spent some of his own money, around $17 million. But a lot of his money comes from small donors, and Trump has minimal super PAC support compared to his rivals. The pro-Jeb Bush Right to Rise super PAC raised more than $100 million, far more than any of the others. But it couldn’t get him out of single digits in most states. Does this mean the influence of super PACs is overblown?

9 MIN, 17 SEC Feb 24, 2016

Is It Time to Declare Donald Trump's Demise?

Left, Right & Center

Is It Time to Declare Donald Trump's Demise? Can Marco Rubio consolidate the establishment vote? Artful smears in the Democrat side?

29 MIN, 16 SEC Feb 05, 2016

Clinton Cash: Corruption or Conspiracy?

Clinton Cash: Corruption or Conspiracy? President Bill Clinton survived potential scandals, including "Whitewater," "Travelgate" and "Filegate" because no wrongdoing was ever proven. Now, as Hillary Clinton runs for the White House on her own, the family's Global Foundation is making news of a similar kind. It's accused of selling influence for tens of millions of dollars under the cover of doing "good works" all over the world. The latest potential scandal facing the Clinton family originates in a book called Clinton Cash: The Untold Story of How and Why Foreign Governments and Businesses Helped Make Bill and Hillary Rich . Even before its recent publication, stories based on it have been running in newspapers, including the New York Times and the Washington Post . Once again, the attackers admit that no wrongdoing's been proven. Will the smell of scandal be enough damage the latest Clinton campaign?

34 MIN, 4 SEC May 07, 2015

Iran Nuclear Negotiations, Hillary's Emails, Ferguson Findings

Left, Right & Center

Iran Nuclear Negotiations, Hillary's Emails, Ferguson Findings Can Iran be trusted? Clinton emails and funding. Systematic racial abuse in Ferguson.

28 MIN, 46 SEC Mar 06, 2015

Matt Miller & Mitt Romney Say Goodbye, Keystone Pipeline, Greece and the Ukraine

Left, Right & Center

Matt Miller & Mitt Romney Say Goodbye, Keystone Pipeline, Greece and the Ukraine Matt Miller's last LRC, Mitt Romney bows out, Senate approves Keystone pipeline, Gr-exit for real? Ukraine Trouble.

29 MIN, 13 SEC Jan 30, 2015

Left, Right and Gratitude

Left, Right & Center

Left, Right and Gratitude An American defined, optimism versus pessimism, and a hefty dose of gratitude.

29 MIN, 17 SEC Nov 28, 2014

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Replacing Obamacare: Now you see it… now you don’t

Replacing Obamacare: Now you see it… now you don’t As the Senate deliberates replacing Obmacare, health coverage for millions of people is at stake. There've been no public hearings, and a draft measure won't be made public. Is the House version so unpopular that that Senate is hiding a version that looks much the same?

51 MIN, 17 SEC Jun 12, 2017

Who's to blame for the opioid crisis?

Who's to blame for the opioid crisis? Some of the lawyers who took on Big Tobacco are now going after Big Pharma. It’s all about the deadly epidemic of opioid use. Are the drug companies to blame? What about the users? Later, on today’s Talking Point: making sense of Britain’s upset election.

51 MIN, 17 SEC Jun 09, 2017

The Trump agenda: where's the beef?

The Trump agenda: where's the beef? President Trump says big things are happening. After celebrating a House bill on health care, he doesn’t yet have Senate agreement. With James Comey’s public testimony scheduled tomorrow, the President today tweeted his selection of a new FBI Director. Is the Chief Executive all style and no substance? Later, terror attacks in Iran and conflicting claims about who’s behind them.

51 MIN, 18 SEC Jun 07, 2017

What happens when America retreats from the world?

What happens when America retreats from the world? Is President Trump taking his "America First" agenda to extremes, withdrawing the country from the international stage on trade and climate change, distancing America from its traditional allies across the Atlantic and even threatening to physically isolate the country through the building of a wall along its southern border? León Krauze guest hosts.

51 MIN, 13 SEC Jun 01, 2017