-a pre-obit for the esteemed David Frum

-involuntarily unionized at The Atlantic

-spy novels, bureaucrats and expense reports

-turning down Bill Buckley’s golden ticket

-prosperity, security and how quickly it can all disappear

-Frum is forever a man of 1989

-God makes you lucky, then convinces you you’re smart

-Tucker Carlson was always capable of many things

-falling flat on your back isn’t progress

-the Michigan Senate choice from hell

-Democrats discover Trump’s permission structure

-Midterm Madness in Michigan

-the polling industry has a phone problem

-politics for people who can afford to lose

-“I saw you coming so I could stop you”

-immigration restriction without the Trumpism

-fascism has the better sales pitch than communism

-what Donald Trump loves besides himself

-the conservative future Frum got very wrong and other reflections

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