Canadian-American political commentator (born 1960)
David Frum
Frum in 2014
Born
David Jeffrey Frum[1]
June 1960 (age 63–64)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Citizenship
Canada
United States
Education
Yale University (BA, MA) Harvard University (JD)
Occupations
Journalist
author
speechwriter
Years active
1987–present[2]
Known for
Coining the term "axis of evil"
Political party
Republican
Board member of
Republican Jewish Coalition R Street Institute
Spouse
Danielle Crittenden
(m. 1988)
Children
3
Parent(s)
Barbara Frum and Murray Frum
Relatives
Linda Frum (sister)[3] Howard Sokolowski (brother-in-law)
Website
FrumForum.com
David Jeffrey Frum (/frʌm/; born June 1960) is a Canadian-American political commentator and a former speechwriter for President George W. Bush. He is currently a senior editor at The Atlantic as well as an MSNBC contributor. In 2003, Frum authored the first book about Bush's presidency written by a former member of the administration.[4] He has taken credit for the famous phrase "axis of evil" in Bush's 2002 State of the Union address.[5][6]
Frum formerly served on the board of directors of the Republican Jewish Coalition,[7] the British think tank Policy Exchange, the anti-drug policy group Smart Approaches to Marijuana, and as vice chairman and an associate fellow of the R Street Institute.[8]
Frum is the son of Canadian journalist Barbara Frum.[9][10]
^"David Jeffrey Frum". Companies House. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
^Cite error: The named reference Kreisler was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^Oppenheimer, Mark (July 11, 2012). "The Prodigal Frum". The Nation. Retrieved May 18, 2013.
^Frum, David (2003). The Right Man: The Surprise Presidency of George W. Bush. Random House. ISBN 978-0-375-50903-2. Retrieved September 26, 2018.
^"Proud wife turns 'axis of evil' speech into a resignation letter", Matthew Engel, The Guardian, February 27, 2002
^"Top Bush Speech Writer Resigns". ABC News. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
^Cite error: The named reference rjc was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^Neeley, Josiah (June 14, 2012). "David Frum | R Street Institute". R Street. Archived from the original on March 19, 2016. Retrieved May 4, 2016.
^"Barbara Frum | Jewish Women's Archive". Jwa.org. March 26, 1992. Retrieved September 26, 2018.
^Oppenheimer, Mark (July 11, 2012). "The Prodigal Frum". The Nation. ISSN 0027-8378. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
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