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David Frum is a Canadian-American conservative political commentator, author, and AEI resident fellow. He serves as a senior editor and columnist for The Atlantic. Frum is a former speechwriter and special assistant to President George W. Bush, credited with coining the term "axis of evil." Known for his neoconservative views and criticism of Donald Trump, he co-authored the book 'An End to Evil' (2004) with Richard Perle. Frum is also noted for organizing the Winds of Change conference and has family ties to Canadian politics.
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William Kristol
friend
Kristol and Frum are longtime associates in neoconservative and Never Trump circles, frequently co-authoring pieces and appearing together to critique populism in the Republican Party.
Ezra Levant
classmate
Ezra Levant and David Frum overlapped in Calgary's conservative intellectual circles during Levant's University of Calgary years (early 1990s), with shared attendance at events; though not close friends, this classmate connection links Levant to a prominent trans-national conservative family network via the Frums.
Since 1990
Yoram Hazony
defamed
David Frum has defamed Yoram Hazony's nationalist ideology as intellectually bankrupt and dangerous to conservative values. Frum has written extensively about Hazony's influence on the nationalist right, arguing that his ideas promote authoritarianism and undermine democratic institutions.
Since 2019
Richard Perle
co_authored
Perle and David Frum co-authored 'An End to Evil: How to Win the War on Terror' (Random House, January 2004), which defended the Iraq invasion and advocated regime change in Iran and Syria. The book generated sharply divided reviews — Michiko Kakutani called it 'absolutist' and 'smug,' while AEI's Danielle Pletka praised its 'terrific political prescriptions.' Frum also wrote the AEI article 'Unpatriotic Conservatives' defending Perle against Pat Buchanan's 'Whose War?' accusations.
Since 2003
Recent Events
Winds of Change conference
Attempt to merge Reform and Progressive Conservative parties
1/1/1996