The David Frum Show

On this Saturday episode of The David Frum Show, The Atlantic’s David Frum explains how Trump-induced inflation is putting homeownership out of reach for younger Americans. He examines how tariffs, immigration policy, deficit spending, and attacks on the Federal Reserve are driving up mortgage rates, and what it would take to bring them back down.

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In this episode of “The David Frum Show,” The Atlantic’s David Frum opens with his thoughts on how President Trump will behave after suffering a humiliating defeat in the 2026 midterms. David warns that the final two years of President Trump’s term could be filled with multiple constitutional crises.

Then, David is joined by Bob Inglis, a former Republican representative, to discuss what it is like to lose an election, the mindset of the defeated Republicans in 2026, and whether Republicans will do some real soul-searching after being wiped out by a blue wave. Frum and Inglis also talk about the future of faith-based politics in the GOP.

Finally, David ends the episode with a discussion of the novel “All for Nothing” by Walter Kempowski, a story of a German family living out the end of the Second World War.

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On this Saturday episode of “The David Frum Show,” The Atlantic’s David Frum discusses the consequences of the 2026 midterms and how the collapse of Republican gerrymanders could reshape American politics for decades to come.

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In this episode of “The David Frum Show,” The Atlantic’s David Frum opens with a reminder on how hard President Trump has worked over the past two years to prevent free and fair elections in 2026.

Then David is joined by Dave Rapallo, former longtime staff director of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, for a conversation on what tools Democrats in Congress would have to investigate President Trump and how the president might respond. David and Rapallo discuss both the challenges and the opportunities for Congress ahead for reasserting the rule of law in America.

Finally, David ends the episode with a discussion of “I, Robot” by Isaac Asimov and its influence on today’s tech world.

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On this Saturday episode of “The David Frum Show,” The Atlantic discusses the upcoming midterm elections and how they present the American people an opportunity to hold Congress accountable for its negligence. David discusses how the 2024 Congress is asleep at the wheel and the problems a new Congress, with a new majority, would urgently need to address.

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