The David Frum Show
Episodes
How Crypto Is Turning America Into a Kleptocracy
17 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode of “The David Frum Show,” The Atlantic’s David Frum opens with his thoughts on the shooting at Bondi Beach and the rise...
How to Stop Trump’s Plan to Steal the 2026 Elections
10 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode of “The David Frum Show,” The Atlantic’s David Frum opens with his thoughts on the absurd Peace Prize awarded to Donald...
Architect of Obamacare: Health Care Is Still a Mess
03 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this week’s episode of “The David Frum Show,” The Atlantic’s David Frum opens with his thoughts on the shocking alleged corruption that has...
My Friend, Bill Buckley
26 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of “The David Frum Show,” The Atlantic’s David Frum opens with his thoughts on the unceremonious end of the Department of Govern...
The End of the American Empire
19 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of “The David Frum Show,” The Atlantic’s David Frum opens with his thoughts on the recent gifts given to President Donald Trump ...
MAGA Has Repulsed Young Women
12 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of “The David Frum Show,” The Atlantic’s David Frum opens with his thoughts about the impending end to the government shutdown. ...
America on the Brink of War With Venezuela
05 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of The David Frum Show, The Atlantic’s David Frum opens with a warning about the coming Supreme Court battle over President Donald T...
Would U.S. Generals Obey Illegal Trump Orders?
29 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of The David Frum Show, The Atlantic’s David Frum opens with reflections on the new Trump administration’s pattern of “politiciz...
The Triumphs and Tragedies of the American Revolution
22 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of The David Frum Show, The Atlantic’s David Frum opens with an urgent warning about the looming sale of TikTok to Trump-aligned ins...
When Conservatism Meant Freedom
15 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of The David Frum Show, The Atlantic’s David Frum opens with observations about the ongoing government shutdown, how it could be a s...
Bring Back High-Stakes School Testing
08 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of The David Frum Show, The Atlantic’s David Frum opens with reflections on the strange and revealing controversy over Donald Trump’...
The Rise of Technofascists
01 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of The David Frum Show, The Atlantic’s David Frum opens with reflections on the malicious prosecution of James Comey and what it rev...
Why Assassinations Shaped the 1960s and Haunt Us Again
24 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of The David Frum Show, The Atlantic’s David Frum argues that President Donald Trump is making a miscalculation in his second term. ...
The Preventable Return of Deadly Diseases
17 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of The David Frum Show, The Atlantic’s David Frum opens with reflections on President Donald Trump’s repeated delays to enforce th...
Trump Invades Blue America
10 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of The David Frum Show, The Atlantic’s David Frum examines how President Donald Trump’s foreign-policy decisions are undermining U...
The Fight for Truth
03 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of The David Frum Show, The Atlantic’s David Frum discusses recent questions about President Donald Trump’s health and explores wh...
Why America Isn’t Rome (And Why That Matters)
27 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of The David Frum Show, The Atlantic’s David Frum opens with reflections on the misuse of history in today’s politics. He argues t...
How ICE Became Trump’s Secret Army
20 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of The David Frum Show, The Atlantic’s David Frum begins with reflections on how Donald Trump’s sweeping immigration crackdown has...
Why Housing Feels Hopeless
13 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of The David Frum Show, The Atlantic’s David Frum opens with reflections on the upcoming 80th anniversary of the end of World War II...
Ukraine Won’t Surrender
06 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of The David Frum Show, The Atlantic’s David Frum opens with a warning about the crumbling of U.S. support for Ukraine under Preside...
Trump’s Tariff Disaster
30 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of The David Frum Show, The Atlantic’s David Frum examines how protectionism, once a fringe idea in U.S. politics, became central to...
The Fight for the Political Center
23 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of The David Frum Show, The Atlantic’s David Frum opens with a warning about President Donald Trump’s escalating attacks on press ...
The Wrecking of the FBI
16 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of The David Frum Show, The Atlantic’s David Frum opens with a warning about President Donald Trump’s decision to shut down the co...
The Courts Won’t Save Democracy From Trump
09 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of The David Frum Show, The Atlantic’s David Frum opens with a warning about the deep implications of President Donald Trump’s “...
Trump’s Betrayal of Ukraine
02 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of The David Frum Show, The Atlantic’s David Frum opens with a warning: The United States’ support for Ukraine is collapsing under...
Why Do Billionaires Go Crazy?
25 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Atlantic’s David Frum opens this episode of The David Frum Show with a statement about Trump’s Iran strikes. The strikes fulfilled commitments...
What Comes Next for Iran?
18 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of The David Frum Show, The Atlantic’s David Frum urges an end to wishful thinking about Iran, and a focus instead on the regime’s...
Trump's Plot Against the 2026 Elections
11 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of The David Frum Show, The Atlantic’s David Frum opens with a warning about how President Donald Trump could be testing a strategy ...
Why Are the Media So Afraid of Trump?
04 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of The David Frum Show, The Atlantic’s David Frum opens with a warning about how Donald Trump’s second term has brought a more sys...
J. D. Vance’s Bargain With the Devil
28 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of The David Frum Show, David opens with a Memorial Day message about corruption and extortion in the Trump White House, including rev...
Trump’s National-Security Disaster
21 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The David Frum Show, David opens with a response to a listener’s question about working-class wages, unpacking the economic story...
A Jet, a Lie, a Tariff: The Trump Grift Machine
14 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The David Frum Show, The Atlantic’s David Frum breaks down what he calls “the week of the four scams”—a stunning display of...
The Most Corrupt Presidency in American History
07 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The David Frum Show, The Atlantic’s David Frum reflects on the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe, examining h...
America’s Pro-Disease Movement
30 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The David Frum Show, The Atlantic’s David Frum discusses how misinformation, distrust in science, and extremist rhetoric are fuel...
The Crises of Due Process
23 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The David Frum Show, David examines the dangerous path the Trump administration is charting by deporting and detaining individuals ...
Trump's Bad Poker Hand
16 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The David Frum Show, David discusses how the Trump administration is in for a stark reality check due to its trade policies. David ...
Treating Friends Like Enemies
09 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the premiere episode of The David Frum Show, The Atlantic’s David Frum lays out his case for a new kind of political conversation—one that reje...
Introducing: The David Frum Show
02 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
To defend democracy, one has to believe in it. To believe in democracy, one has to understand it. Where it came from. How it works. What’s true. Wha...