David Frum

What fascinates me about David Frum is how much weight a handful of words can carry. As a Bush speechwriter he claims paternity of "axis of evil," a phrase that shaped a decade of foreign policy debate. A Toronto-born, Yale-trained lawyer, journalist, and novelist, he embodies a restless intellect that refuses a single lane. What I respect most is his willingness to migrate ideologically, ending up a senior editor at The Atlantic rather than clinging to old loyalties. Writers who can move their position without losing their voice interest me far more than those who merely stay consistent.

Name (English)

David Frum

Name (Japanese)

デーヴィド・フラム

Reading

でーゔぃど・ふらむ

Born

June 30, 1960 (age 66)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Rat

Origin

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Occupation

journalist / lawyer / speechwriter / novelist / blogger

University

Yale University

• Official sitehttp://frumforum.com
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/davidfrum/
• Xhttps://x.com/davidfrum
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David%20Frum
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%87%E3%83%BC%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A3%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%83%95%E3%83%A9%E3%83%A0
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1174481

Tags

• Ontario
• journalist
• lawyer
• speechwriter

Last updated

2026-06-17

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