David Frum's Ironic Indictment of the Ruling Class
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Posted Monday, May 14, 2012, at 6:35 PM
David Frum’s new novel Patriots is, among other things, an indictment of the ruling class. But, unlike many such indictments, Frum’s complaint isn’t about a concentration of power per se. Here, after relaying a scene from the novel, he puts a finer point on his critique of modern America:
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