David Frum

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David Frum @davidfrum

What I bumped into then - and what Trump profited from in 2016 - was the way conservatism had evolved from the championing of "ideas" to a defense of "folkways" - including guns under the Christmas tree and fried food on the table. 6/x — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Dec. 5, 2021

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In 2007, I published a book outlining a possible future for a more pragmatic conservatism. It urged policies vs obesity as a way to control health care costs. That idea was singled out for special derision as improper and un-conservative 5/x https://t.co/shirMvhZfy https://t.co/GIqbELW7PH — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Dec. 5, 2021

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I joked about this later in another book, a novel this time. One character explains to another: "The voters will forgive a rich man anything. Unless he collects modern art. Then they think he's making fun of them." 7/x — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Dec. 5, 2021