Editing David Frum (section)

{{Short description|Canadian-American political commentator (born 1960)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name               = David Frum
| image              = David Frum (14174385791) (cropped).jpg
| caption            = Frum in 2014
| birth_name         = David Jeffrey Frum<ref>{{cite web|url=https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/officers/rpuG3jYFxNZJX2jFBxXtgolWQxY/appointments|title=David Jeffrey Frum|publisher=Companies House|access-date=June 16, 2018}}</ref>
| birth_date         = {{Birth date and age|1960|06|30|df=yes}}
| birth_place        = [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], Canada
| citizenship        = {{hlist|Canada|United States}}
| known_for          = Coining the term "[[axis of evil]]"
| education          = [[Yale University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]], [[Master of Arts|MA]])<br>[[Harvard University]] ([[Juris Doctor|JD]])
| occupation         = {{flatlist|
* [[Journalist]]
* [[author]]
* [[speechwriter]]
}}
| years_active       = 1987–present<ref name="Kreisler"/>
| party              = [[Independent politician|Independent]]
| otherparty         = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] (until 2024)
| children           = 3
| boards             = [[Republican Jewish Coalition]]<br />[[R Street Institute]]
| spouse             = {{marriage|[[Danielle Crittenden]]|1988}}
| parents            = [[Barbara Frum]] and [[Murray Frum]]
| relations          = [[Linda Frum]] (sister)<ref name=prodigalfrum>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thenation.com/article/168840/prodigal-frum |title=The Prodigal Frum | first= Mark |last=Oppenheimer |work=The Nation |date=July 11, 2012  |access-date=May 18, 2013}}</ref><br /> [[Howard Sokolowski]] (brother-in-law)
| awards             = 
| signature          = 
| website            = {{URL|frumforum.com|FrumForum.com}}
}}

'''David Jeffrey Frum''' ({{IPAc-en|f|r|ʌ|m}}; born 30 June 1960) is a Canadian-American [[political commentator]] and a former [[speechwriter]] for President [[George W. Bush]]. He is a senior editor at ''[[The Atlantic]]'' as well as an [[MSNBC]] contributor. In 2003, Frum authored the first book about Bush's presidency written by a former member of the administration.<ref>{{cite book|last=Frum|first=David|title=The Right Man: The Surprise Presidency of George W. Bush|url=https://archive.org/details/rightmaninsideac00frum_0|url-access=registration|publisher=Random House|year=2003|isbn=978-0-375-50903-2}} Retrieved September 26, 2018.</ref> He has taken credit for the famous phrase "[[axis of evil]]" in Bush's [[2002 State of the Union]] address. He is considered a voice in the [[neoconservative]] movement.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/bush/story/0,7369,658724,00.html "Proud wife turns 'axis of evil' speech into a resignation letter"], Matthew Engel, ''[[The Guardian]]'', February 27, 2002</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Top Bush Speech Writer Resigns|url=https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Politics/story?id=2116251&page=1|access-date=2020-10-14|website=ABC News|language=en}}</ref>

Frum formerly served on the board of directors of the [[Republican Jewish Coalition]],<ref name="rjc"/> the British think tank [[Policy Exchange]], the anti-drug policy group [[Smart Approaches to Marijuana]], and as vice chairman and an associate fellow of the [[R Street Institute]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Neeley |first=Josiah |url=http://www.rstreet.org/about/staff/david-frum/ |title=David Frum &#124; R Street Institute |website=R Street |date=June 14, 2012 |access-date=May 4, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160319135624/http://www.rstreet.org/about/staff/david-frum/ |archive-date=March 19, 2016 |df=mdy-all }}</ref>