Comeback by David Frum
At a moment of crisis and pessimism for American conservatives, David Frum offers fresh ideas -- and fresh hope. Not in a generation has conservatism been in as much trouble as it is at the end of the Bush years. A majority of Americans say the country is on the wrong track. Voters prefer Democrats over Republicans on almost every issue, including taxes. The married, the middle-class, the native-born are dwindling as a share of the population, while Democratic blocs are rising. A generation of young people has turned its back on the Republican party. Too many conservatives and Republicans have shut their eyes to negative trends. David Frum offers answers. Frum says that the ideas that won elections for conservatives in the 1980s have done their job. Republicans can no longer win elections on taxes, guns, and promises to restore traditional values. It's time now for a new approach, including: -- A conservative commitment to making private-sector health insurance available to every American -- Lower taxes on savings and investment financed by higher taxes on energy and pollution -- Federal policies to encourage larger families -- Major reductions in unskilled immigration -- A genuinely compassionate conservatism, including a conservative campaign for prison reform and government action against the public health disaster of obesity -- A new conservative environmentalism that promotes nuclear power in place of coal and oil -- Higher ethical standards inside the conservative movement and the Republican party -- A renewed commitment to expand and rebuild the armed forces of the United States -- to crush terrorism -- and get ready for the coming challenge from China. Frum's previousbestselling books have earned accolades for their courage and creativity from liberals and conservatives alike. Today, with the conservative movement and the
David Frum is the author of Dead Right, praised by Frank Rich of The New York Times as the smartest book written from the inside about the American conservative movement and by Peggy Noonan as not just a great book--but a classic. Frum's 1996 collection of essays, What's Right, prompted The Wall Street Journal to dub him one of the leading political commentators of his generation. His history of the 1970s, How We Got Here, was described by the National Review as an audacious act of revisionism, written in a voice and style so original it deserves to be called revolutionary. He received a simultaneous B.A. and M.A. in history from Yale University in 1982. He was appointed visiting lecturer in history at Yale in 1986; in 1987 he earned a J.D. from Harvard Law School. He is a contributing editor to the National Review and a fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, and he has written regularly for The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, The Weekly Standard, and Canada's National Post. He is a contributor to National Public Radio's Morning Edition. From January 2001 to February 2002, he was a special assistant to President Bush for economic speechwriting. He lives in Washington, D.C., with his wife, journalist and novelist Danielle Crittenden Frum, and their three children. He can be reached via the Internet at www.davidfrum.com.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780767920322 |
| ISBN 10 | 0767920325 |
| Title | Comeback |
| Author | David Frum |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Crown Publishing Group (NY) |
| Year published | 2009-01-20 |
| Number of pages | 240 |
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