Paralytic Western Society

by Victor Davis Hanson

NRO’s The Corner

It is fascinating to see how postmodern Western societies react to wide-scale rioting, looting, and thuggery aimed at innocents. Continue reading “Paralytic Western Society”

Spare Us the Sermons, Mr. President

by Victor Davis Hanson

Tribune Media Services

During the recent debt crisis, President Obama talked about the need for bipartisan compromise and, as in the past, urged civility. Continue reading “Spare Us the Sermons, Mr. President”

The Inexplicables

by Victor Davis Hanson

PJ Media

There are a number of things I don’t fathom about contemporary American popular culture and politics. Here is a small sample. Continue reading “The Inexplicables”

The War against Real but Forgotten Evil

by Terry Scambray

Private Papers

A review of Moral Combat: Good and Evil in World War II, by Michael Burleigh (Harper Collins, 2011, 562 pp.) Continue reading “The War against Real but Forgotten Evil”

Snapshot of a Sick Society

by Victor Davis Hanson

National Review Online

Quite often a brief news story sums up the collective pathologies of postmodern American society. Here is a recent tragic news item from my local paper, followed by some commentary: Continue reading “Snapshot of a Sick Society”

Principle and the Possible

by Bruce S. Thornton

Advancing a Free Society

The continuing stalemate over raising the debt ceiling is provoking a lot of voters into Mercutio’s “a pox on both your houses” response. Continue reading “Principle and the Possible”

Rationalizing Pedophilia in Islam

by Raymond Ibrahim

Jihad Watch

Earlier this month we saw — or rather, were once again reminded — that Islam permits pedophilia in the guise of “marriage”: Continue reading “Rationalizing Pedophilia in Islam”

Is the President in Recovery?

by Victor Davis Hanson

Tribune Media Services

President Obama does not care much about deficits — other than worrying that big debt might matter in his re-election campaign. Continue reading “Is the President in Recovery?”

The Tragic View Returns

by Victor Davis Hanson

National Review Online

In hard times, as in war, questions arise that were once considered taboo. As we approach $15 trillion run up in aggregate national debt, and confront the reality of a welfare state that is predicated on flawed assumptions about everything from demography to human nature, a rendezvous with brutal reality is now upon us. Continue reading “The Tragic View Returns”

Muslim Brotherhood’s Method: “Impose Islam…Step by Step”

by Raymond Ibrahim

Hudson New York

Things are looking good for Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood, the grandfather of all Islamist groups. Continue reading “Muslim Brotherhood’s Method: “Impose Islam…Step by Step””