What Do These Frist Six Months Mean?

by Victor Davis Hanson

PJ Media

Where Are We Going?

Abroad: I think the Europeans, who, remember, caught Obamania quite early, thought they were going to get more of the bipartisan American security shield, albeit with a charismatic multicultural veneer that would resonate with their citizens: no more Texas. Continue reading “What Do These Frist Six Months Mean?”

Thoughts on America and Iran

by Victor Davis Hanson

NRO’s The Corner

Thugophilia Isn’t Moral

I think we are going to see, incrementally, perhaps, a rise in the ratings of former president Bush. Continue reading “Thoughts on America and Iran”

Reflections on the Iranian Enigma

by Victor Davis Hanson

PJ Media

Thoughts on Iran

1)  Why did we reject the Bush policy of non-engagement with a monster like Ahmadinejad, who oppressed his own and threatened nuclear destruction to Israel? Continue reading “Reflections on the Iranian Enigma”

Voting Present on Iran

by Victor Davis Hanson

PJ Media

Apparently the Obama administration is quietly watching the situation, serially voting present, and unwilling to say much until the final outcome is certain. Continue reading “Voting Present on Iran”

Criticism and Conciliation

by Raymond Ibrahim

National Review Online

Though he early indicated that this would be an honest, heart-to-heart talk — “we must say openly the things we hold in our hearts, and that too often are said only behind closed doors” and “let me speak as clearly and plainly as I can about some specific issues that I believe we must finally confront together” — Obama did not follow through. Continue reading “Criticism and Conciliation”

Obama’s New Liberal Realism

Obama abandoned Wilsonianism to avoid supporting Iranian democracy.

by Victor Davis Hanson

National Review Online

President Obama has largely drawn praise for his tepid response to the mass uprisings in Iran challenging the reelection of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Continue reading “Obama’s New Liberal Realism”

Just Make Stuff Up

President Obama’s war on the truth.

by Victor Davis Hanson

National Review Online

In the first six months of the Obama administration, we have witnessed an assault on the truth of a magnitude not seen since the Nixon Watergate years. Continue reading “Just Make Stuff Up”

Are Judaism and Christianity as Violent as Islam?

by Raymond Ibrahim

Middle East Quarterly (Summer 2009)

“There is far more violence in the Bible than in the Qur’an; the idea that Islam imposed itself by the sword is a Western fiction, fabricated during the time of the Crusades when, in fact, it was Western Christians who were fighting brutal holy wars against Islam.” Continue reading “Are Judaism and Christianity as Violent as Islam?”