The great power the president has is that he is the most prominent person in the biggest media event on the planet. He has the attention of the nation and the world. When he speaks, everybody listens.
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Journalism can go right up to the door of the room in which the decisions are made. A novel can go inside the room - and inside the character's heads.
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I’m a latecomer to the environmental issue, which for years seemed to me like an excuse for more government regulation. But I can see that in rich societies, voters are paying less attention to economic issues and more to issues of the spirit, including the environment.
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Birth: | 30th June, 1960 |
Nationality: | American, Canadian |
Profession: | Editor, Journalist, Lawyer, Writer, Political Analyst |
David J. Frum was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He is a Canadian - born American political analyst, writer, lawyer, journalist and editor. In January 2003 Frum released The Right Man: The Surprise Presidency of George W. Bush, the first insider account of the Bush presidency. He is a senior editor at The Atlantic and also a CNN contributor. At Yale University, he simultaneously earned Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts degrees in history, graduating in 1982. He earned his Juris Doctor at Harvard Law School in 1987. Frum's first book, Dead Right, was released in 1994. Frum's first novel, Patriots, was published in April 2012.
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