by Victor Davis Hanson
NRO’s The Corner
Reflections on the Speech to Congress
If one were to sum up the Obama speech to the joint session of Congress, it is the same old, same old formula: “I am a uniquely post-American fresh start; the era of Bush and our dreadful past is over; and because this is our moment, you, the world, owe me attention and support for my redefining America more to your tastes.” Continue reading “Bitter Harvests to Come”
by Victor Davis Hanson
PJ Media
How to distill the news? After watching it far too much the past nine months, I offer five random conclusions from what I think is going on in the age of Obama. Continue reading “Some Signs of the Times”
by Victor Davis Hanson
PJ Media
War II Thoughts
We can learn a lot about our present dilemmas through looking at the past. This month I’m teaching an intensive class on World War II, and again reminded how history is never really history. Continue reading “The Past Is Not Quite Past”
by Victor Davis Hanson
Tribune Media Services
California is in an uproar over water.
Nearly a quarter-million acres worth of contracted federal irrigation deliveries have been cut from the big farms of the west side of the San Joaquin Valley in central California. Continue reading “A Fishy Tale”
by Victor Davis Hanson
PJ Media
The World’s President
The President’s U.N.* talk was more of the same, same old formula: Me, me, me/then Bush blew it/then I came/and, presto, the waters parted. Continue reading “Sleeping Through Speeches”
by Victor Davis Hanson
National Review Online
If you are confused by the first nine months of the Obama administration, take solace that there is at least a pattern. Continue reading “Barack Obama, College Administrator”
by Victor Davis Hanson
PJ Media
Policies No, Obama Maybe…
Barack Obama is charismatic. He can charm, and has mastered the art of set cadence, pause, articulation, and voice modulation, in the manner of a JFK. Continue reading “A Devolving, Depressing, and Debased Debate”
by Victor Davis Hanson
Tribune Media Services
It was certainly uncouth of Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., to scream out “You lie” at his commander-in-chief in the middle of Barack Obama’s recent healthcare speech before a joint session of Congress. Continue reading “No Rules in the Arena?”
by Victor Davis Hanson
PJ Media
New Communique from the Ministry of Truth
At one point, the Obama administration was bragging about bagging one Van Jones; Valerie Jarrett, in fact, even gushed that they had been scouting the erstwhile mostly unknown Jones for quite a while. Continue reading “Deconstructing the “Whup Ass””
by Victor Davis Hanson
NRO’s The Corner
Speeding Over the Cliff
It is quite amazing to watch Obama invoke God, call a joint session of Congress, go tit-for-tat with the town-hall movement, and reprogram daily the presidential message over the healthcare initiative — all in the midst of a recession. Continue reading “Desperately Seeking a Healthcare Bill”