Change, Weakness, Disaster, Obama: Victor Davis Hanson Answers the Questions

by Bernard Chapin

PJ Media

“VDH” are three letters that may appear random to the general public, but for conservatives they have definite meaning. They signify the person of Dr. Victor Davis Hanson [1]. The scholar [2], professor [3], and political pundit [4] is especially well known to readers of Pajamas Media. His blog [5] consistently enriches the homepage and enlightens friend and foe. Dr. Hanson’s latest book, How the Obama Administration Threatens Our National Security [6], illustrates the peril that America’s leftist, superficial commander-in-chief has produced. Both President Obama’s ignorance and ideology now endanger the nation’s autonomy along with the world’s peace. Continue reading “Change, Weakness, Disaster, Obama: Victor Davis Hanson Answers the Questions”

Obama’s Wheel of Fortune

Has the president noticed his luck has changed?

by Victor Davis Hanson

National Review Online

No one in the Obama throng has ever believed much in the Roman concept of a “wheel of fortune” — rota fortunae — so often alluded to by the likes of Cicero and Boethius.  Continue reading “Obama’s Wheel of Fortune”

Are We to Be Led in War by a “Tiger” or a Kitten?

by Victor Davis Hanson

NRO’s The Corner

I agree with many here that the decision to send more troops to Afghanistan is positive news. Continue reading “Are We to Be Led in War by a “Tiger” or a Kitten?”

Obama’s Bad War

by Victor Davis Hanson

NRO’s The Corner

The president said some good things, but unfortunately, his long academic lecture on the nature of war itself had all the characteristics of what we have come to accept from an Obama sermon: Continue reading “Obama’s Bad War”

One-Eighth of Americans on ‘Nutritional Aid’

by Victor Davis Hanson

NRO’s The Corner

Concerning the news that there is no longer any stigma attached to food stamps, and that one in eight Americans is on the “nutritional aid” program: One would think that if real need explained increased usage, “Black Friday” would have been a bust. Continue reading “One-Eighth of Americans on ‘Nutritional Aid’”

Glenn Beck, Where Art Thou?

by Victor Davis Hanson

NRO’s The Corner

Rarely has a single scandal summed up nearly all the current pathologies of the corrupt Washington scene, combining insider bailouts, revolving-door influence peddling, racial-identity politics, subsidies for failing institutions that have a proven record of partisan Democratic politics, and Democratic efforts to reward wealthy friends under the guise of social justice. Continue reading “Glenn Beck, Where Art Thou?”

Riding the Back of the Tiger

by Victor Davis Hanson

PJ Media

…is what America has done since 1941. Obama wants to get off. Fine. Many of our countrymen are tired of the ride. Continue reading “Riding the Back of the Tiger”

Voting Present on Iran

by Victor Davis Hanson

Tribune Media Services

Iran just announced a radical expansion of its uranium-enrichment facilities. The news followed the recent disclosure of the country’s previously secret nuclear facility near the city of Qom — and came just two days after the International Atomic Energy Agency’s censure of Iran for its failure to halt enrichment. Continue reading “Voting Present on Iran”

Our Present Anxieties

by Victor Davis Hanson

PJ Media

These Guys Are Really Sensitive, Aren’t They?

I thought that former Vice President Al Gore’s vein-bulging attacks on Bush & Co. marked a new “no rules in the arena” era of politics. Continue reading “Our Present Anxieties”