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What can the ancient world teach us about current politics? On The David Frum Show, Frum discusses the question with Mary Beard, one of the world’s foremost scholars of Rome.
Why America Isn’t Rome (And Why That Matters)
Mary Beard on history, myth, and the empire’s real lessons. Plus: the reemergence of fascism in America.
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August 28, 2025 at 3:15 AM
What can the ancient world teach us about current politics? On The David Frum Show, Frum discusses the question with Mary Beard, one of the world’s foremost scholars of Rome.
One is made a national story every single week and the other is shhhhh.....
April 10, 2025 at 4:43 PM
My Kingdom and more for anyone to realize that awarding yourself a government contract is not a conflict of interest. It's corruption. When the bank teller takes the money out of the cash drawer and puts it in his pocket that's not a conflict of interest either.
March 25, 2025 at 8:29 AM
As an alum of the Justice Department unit that reviews EOs for form & legality--the Office of Legal Counsel--I've been watching the EOs & memoranda as they came out. What struck me most is the centralization of control and access. Things are happening so quickly that many haven't realized it yet.1/x
March 24, 2025 at 11:47 AM
WATCH: Sen. Chuck Schumer responds to Hakeem Jeffries, AOC, Sen. Chris Murphy, Josh Shapiro, and Nancy Pelosi reacting to the spending bill fallout.
March 19, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Trump: Gutting National Parks—And Hiding the Evidence
National parks hit 331M visits, but Trump officials don’t want you to know. A leaked memo bans the Park Service from promoting the numbers—while firing rangers, closing visitor centers, and cutting safety.
This won’t go well—we love our parks.
National parks hit 331M visits, but Trump officials don’t want you to know. A leaked memo bans the Park Service from promoting the numbers—while firing rangers, closing visitor centers, and cutting safety.
This won’t go well—we love our parks.
March 9, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Congrats to Emmett FitzGerald & company on the Ambie nomination for Not Built For This, a 99pi miniseries exploring how climate change is laying bare the vulnerabilities in the built environment and how communities across the country have been left to bootstrap their own survival.
Not Built For This - 99% Invisible
In a 6-part series, 99% Invisible explores how climate change is laying bare the vulnerabilities in the American built environment and how communities across the country have been left to bootstrap…
99percentinvisible.org
February 27, 2025 at 5:05 AM
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Donald Trump’s embrace of America’s adversary and rejection of its ally has been so swift and complete that even top Kremlin officials are astonished.
Donald Trump’s Putinization of America
It’s not just in foreign policy that the President is turning Russia’s way.
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February 21, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Donald Trump’s embrace of America’s adversary and rejection of its ally has been so swift and complete that even top Kremlin officials are astonished.