by Victor Davis Hanson
PJ Media
We live in a therapeutic age, one in which the old tragic view of our ancestors has been replaced by prolonged adolescence. Continue reading “The Rise of the Adolescent Mind”
Is an Egyptian “Democracy” a Good Thing?
by Raymond Ibrahim
Hudson New York
That democracy equates freedom is axiomatic in the West. Say the word “democracy” and images of a free, pluralistic, and secular society come to mind. Continue reading “Is an Egyptian “Democracy” a Good Thing?”
Show the World?
Exactly what will the people of the Middle East do?
by Victor Davis Hanson
NRO’s The Corner
By summertime, we will begin to see a new clarity in the Middle East. The old narratives — that American support for authoritarians undermined democratic awakenings; that Iraq was a catastrophe; that we need to reach out to totalitarian regimes like Iran, Libya, and Syria to ensure peace; that Israel continues to impede the future of the region — will, with the new unrest, be proven valid or invalid in a way impossible to imagine just a few weeks ago. Continue reading “Show the World?”
On Teachers and Others
by Victor Davis Hanson
National Review Online
So far the angry teachers of Wisconsin have not yet won over the public. They have not convinced the majority that, in an age of staggering budget deficits, they — or, indeed, public employees in general — must as a veritable birthright enjoy salary, benefits, and pensions on average far more generous than those of their private-sector counterparts, who make up the majority of taxpayers. Continue reading “On Teachers and Others”
A New America in a New World Order
by Victor Davis Hanson
National Review Online
The year is quite young, and yet it has already seen a multitude of disturbing events and trends — unrest in Cairo and North Africa; nuclearization in Iran; a growing anti-American alliance among Turkey, Hezbollah, Iran, and Syria; the expansionary designs of a newly unabashed China with attendant repercussions on Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan; Continue reading “A New America in a New World Order”
Homer Economics
by Bruce S. Thornton
Advancing a Free Society
The showdown between public employee unions and cash-strapped state governments on display in Madison should be bad news for President Obama and the Democrats. Continue reading “Homer Economics”
But That’s What Community Organizers Do
by Victor Davis Hanson
PJ Media
During the Republican convention of 2008, Rudy Giuliani rhetorically asked: what is a community organizer? I think we always knew the answer without even referencing the guidebook of Saul Alinsky. Continue reading “But That’s What Community Organizers Do”
Pruning Farm Subsidies
by Victor Davis Hanson
Tribune Media Services
In times of massive deficits, why are we borrowing millions to subsidize profitable agribusiness? Lots of presidents have asked that question. George H. W. Bush tried to cut farm subsidies. Bill Clinton did, too. George W. Bush wanted them ended as well. All failed. Continue reading “Pruning Farm Subsidies”
Can American Values Radicalize Muslims?
by Raymond Ibrahim
PJ Media
Recent comments by US officials on the threat posed by “radicalized” American Muslims are troubling, both for their domestic and international implications. Attorney General Eric Holder states that “the threat has changed … to worrying about people in the United States, American citizens — raised here, born here, and who for whatever reason, have decided that they are going to become radicalized and take up arms against the nation in which they were born.” Continue reading “Can American Values Radicalize Muslims?”
Dumbing Democracy Down
by Bruce S. Thornton
Advancing a Free Society
Many in the west are interpreting the demonstrations in Egypt against Hosni Mubarak as populist expressions of “aspirations for a democratic future,” as a spokesman for British Prime Minister David Cameron put it. Continue reading “Dumbing Democracy Down”