by Victor Davis Hanson
Tribune Media Services
President Obama gave what was billed as an important speech on immigration last week near the border in El Paso, Texas. Unfortunately, it was one of the most demagogic moments in recent presidential history. Continue reading “Alligators, Moats and Other Such Nonsense”
by Victor Davis Hanson
National Review Online
I was disappointed by the president’s tone more than the specifics of his proposals. Once again, he proves true to character: politicizing the issue, citing straw men, and then accusing those with whom he disagrees of political demagoguery. Continue reading “Amnesty Revisited”
by Victor Davis Hanson
PJ Media
I am a subject in a kingdom of lies. At 57, I have grown up with decades of untruth — advanced for the purposes of purported social unity, the noble aim of egalitarianism, and the advancement of a cognitive elite in government, journalism, the arts, and the universities. Continue reading “Kingdom of Lies”
by Victor Davis Hanson
PJ Media
The wealthier and more leisured American society has become, the more it has developed some terrible habits that will have to end if we are going to return to fiscal sobriety and a unified culture. I am pessimistic on that count, but here are a few examples: Continue reading “Some Very Bad American Habits”
by Victor Davis Hanson
Tribune Media Services
California Gov. Jerry Brown must rapidly close a $25 billion budgetary shortfall. But right now it seems almost a hopeless task since the state’s disastrous budget is a symptom, not the cause, of California’s much larger nightmare. Continue reading “Jerry Brown, Modern Sisyphus”
by Victor Davis Hanson
National Review Online
Why do millions of Mexican nationals see America as racist, exploitative — and worth everything to get to and stay in? Continue reading “The Manhattan Project of Illegal Immigration”