The Strange Case of Trayvon Martin

by Victor Davis Hanson

NRO’s The Corner

Racial-Relations Regression

The Trayvon Martin tragedy, by the time the entire process is played out, will reflect poorly on lots of people and groups, who in mob-like fashion have weighed in before all the facts in the case are fully aired. Continue reading “The Strange Case of Trayvon Martin”

Obama’s Demagoguery

by Victor Davis Hanson

National Review Online

The atrocity at first seemed undeniable: A white vigilante, with a Germanic name no less, hunted down and then executed a tiny black youth — who, from his published grammar-school photos, seemed about twelve — while he was walking innocently and eating candy in an exclusive gated community in northern Florida. Continue reading “Obama’s Demagoguery”

Faith-Based Energy Policy

by Victor Davis Hanson

Tribune Media Services

When the summer driving season starts soon, and tension heats up over Iran, gas may reach $5 a gallon. Nothing bothers voters more than paying an extra $20 or $30 every time they fill up. Continue reading “Faith-Based Energy Policy”

Welcome to the California Outback

by Victor Davis Hanson

PJ Media

The Attractions of the California Outback

There are drawbacks to living in the country in general, and never more so now in rural California in particular. Continue reading “Welcome to the California Outback”

‘Exceptional’ America

by Victor Davis Hanson

Defining Ideas

Accepting inevitable national decline is the new pastime of both the media and government elite. Some of the pessimism revolves around current federal financial insolvency. Continue reading “‘Exceptional’ America”

Liberal Illiberalism: The Liberal Assault on Liberalism

by Victor Davis Hanson

PJ Media

Conservatives are put into awkward positions of critiquing liberal ideas on grounds that they are impractical, unworkable, or counterproductive. Yet rarely, at least outside the religious sphere, do they identify the progressive as often immoral [1]. Continue reading “Liberal Illiberalism: The Liberal Assault on Liberalism”

A Gasoline Nightmare

by Victor Davis Hanson

National Review Online

Obama is barnstorming the west — blasting oil companies, trying to convince voters that he supports an “all of the above” policy, and reminding them that drilling has increased since his tenure. But that won’t work for five reasons. Continue reading “A Gasoline Nightmare”

Obama’s Virtual Rose Garden

by Victor Davis Hanson

National Review Online

When Barack Obama went into hibernation in December and vacationed in Hawaii, we noted that his poll numbers edged back up some. Continue reading “Obama’s Virtual Rose Garden”

A Dangerous Verdict in New Jersey

by Bruce S. Thornton

FrontPage Magazine

New Jersey jury on Friday convicted a Rutgers freshman of “bias intimidation,” among several other charges. Continue reading “A Dangerous Verdict in New Jersey”

California Tuition Blues

by Victor Davis Hanson

Tribune Media Services

In so-called March in March protests, thousands of students in California universities recently demonstrated in outrage over spiraling tuition costs. Continue reading “California Tuition Blues”