Stay Worried

by Victor Davis Hanson

PJ Media

Economics 101

What worries me about President Obama is really one general issue: his very concrete enjoyment of the good life as evidenced by his golf outings, Martha’s Vineyard vacations, and imperial entourages that accompany him abroad, and yet his obvious distrust of the private sector and the success of the wealthy. Continue reading “Stay Worried”

What the Election Was Not About

by Victor Davis Hanson

PJ Media

I. Communication — As If You Would Have Liked My Agenda Had You Just Been More Informed

President Obama’s postmortem press conference was a near disaster. He seemed subdued, but also sometimes petulant — still convinced that we, in fear and distrust, “lashed out” in anger at the doctor rather than the disease. Continue reading “What the Election Was Not About”

It’s the President Stupid: The Referendum on Barack Obama

by Bruce S. Thornton

RightNetwork.com

The people have spoken, and what they have said concerns more than just the wrong-headed policies the Democrats have inflicted upon us in the past few years. Continue reading “It’s the President Stupid: The Referendum on Barack Obama”

America Just Checked into Rehab

by Victor Davis Hanson

Tribune Media Services

On Tuesday, voters rejected President Obama’s attempt to remake America in the image of an imploding Europe — not just by overwhelmingly electing Republican candidates to the House, but by preferring dozens of maverick conservatives who ran against the establishment. Continue reading “America Just Checked into Rehab”

Obama Doesn’t Get It

by Victor Davis Hanson

National Review Online

President Obama came close, but he still just cannot admit that his radical policies and their effects on the economy are the cause of his devastating political rebuke. Continue reading “Obama Doesn’t Get It”

Offensive Jihad: The One Incontrovertible Problem with Islam

by Raymond Ibrahim

PJ Media

A recent MEMRI report titled “Arab Columnists: Stop Talking About Offensive Jihad,” alludes to the ultimate problem between Islam and the non-Muslim world: offensive jihad, or jihad al-talab — the Islamic imperative to subjugate the world. Continue reading “Offensive Jihad: The One Incontrovertible Problem with Islam”

The Inexplicables

by Victor Davis Hanson

PJ Media

I. More Debt, Please?

Please explain this: Barack Obama entered office; nationalized healthcare; ran up record $1 trillion deficits; promised to hike taxes on the rich; pushed cap and trade through the House; took over large chunks of banks, insurance companies, and auto corporations; made hard-left appointments from Van Jones to Sonia Sotomayor Continue reading “The Inexplicables”

American Groupspeak

by Victor Davis Hanson

Tribune Media Services

Juan Williams was just fired from NPR. His sin? He confessed to occasional anxiety when Muslims board airplanes, and then went on to explain why stereotyping is wrong. Continue reading “American Groupspeak”

WikiLeaks’ Selective Mortality

by Victor Davis Hanson

National Review Online

There has never been anything quite like WikiLeaks in American military history. Continue reading “WikiLeaks’ Selective Mortality”