David Frum

David Frum
Frum in 2014
Born
David Jeffrey Frum[1]

(1960-06-30) 30 June 1960 (age 64)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Citizenship
  • Canada
  • United States
EducationYale University (BA, MA)
Harvard University (JD)
Occupations
Years active1987–present[2]
Known forCoining the term "axis of evil"
Political partyIndependent
Other political
affiliations		Republican (until 2024)
Board member ofRepublican Jewish Coalition
R Street Institute
Spouse
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(m. 1988)​
Children3
Parent(s)Barbara Frum and Murray Frum
RelativesLinda Frum (sister)[3]
Howard Sokolowski (brother-in-law)
WebsiteFrumForum.com

David Jeffrey Frum (/frʌm/; born 30 June 1960) is a Canadian-American political commentator and a former speechwriter for President George W. Bush. He is 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, and he is considered a voice in the neoconservative movement.[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] He is the son of Canadian journalist Barbara Frum.[9][10]

  1. ^ "David Jeffrey Frum". Companies House. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Kreisler was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Oppenheimer, Mark (July 11, 2012). "The Prodigal Frum". The Nation. Retrieved May 18, 2013.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Proud wife turns 'axis of evil' speech into a resignation letter", Matthew Engel, The Guardian, February 27, 2002
  6. ^ "Top Bush Speech Writer Resigns". ABC News. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference rjc was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ Neeley, Josiah (June 14, 2012). "David Frum | R Street Institute". R Street. Archived from the original on March 19, 2016. Retrieved May 4, 2016.
  9. ^ "Barbara Frum | Jewish Women's Archive". Jwa.org. March 26, 1992. Retrieved September 26, 2018.
  10. ^ Oppenheimer, Mark (July 11, 2012). "The Prodigal Frum". The Nation. ISSN 0027-8378. Retrieved October 14, 2020.