David Frum on why he thinks about Horatio Hornblower every day
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David Frum is a Canadian-American political commentator and a senior editor at The Atlantic. He is the author of ten books, most recently TRUMPOCALYPSE: Restoring American Democracy (HarperCollins, 2020). His first book,\\xa0Dead Right, won praise from William F. Buckley as \\u201cthe most refreshing intellectual experience in a generation\\u201d and from Frank Rich in the\\xa0New York Times\\xa0as \\u201cthe smartest book written from the inside about the American conservative movement.\\u201d
He is a former speechwriter for President George W. Bush, and authored the first book about Bush\'s presidency written by a former member of the administration.
As a young man he was enamored with C.S. Forester\'s Hornblower stories. Together we examined two of them for The Biblio File Book Club. Listen as we talk about rice, morals, codes, lying, punishment, being true to yourself, normal lives, leadership, and the Mafia, among other things.\\xa0
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