by Bruce S. Thornton
FrontPage Magazine
Whether for partisan advantage or out of delusional utopianism, the jihadists win. Continue reading “Holder’s Destructive Investigation”
Once Upon a Time…
Whatever happened to the old Barack Obama?
by Victor Davis Hanson
National Review Online
Once upon a time, a fresh new politician, Barack Obama — black, young, eloquent, and hip — soared with rhetoric about hope and change. The people were mesmerized. What a contrast with the tongue-tied outgoing president, George W. Bush, and his unpopular wars in Iraq and Afghanistan! Continue reading “Once Upon a Time…”
Not This Pig
by Victor Davis Hanson
PJ Media
And On It Goes
I support the President on Afghanistan and am relieved he did not pull out of Iraq as once promised (all combat brigades out by March 1, 2008 — he said during his initial campaigning). Continue reading “Not This Pig”
Obamacare’s Poison Pill
by Linda Halderman, M.D.
Private Papers
Three House committees just choked down the bitter pill of a compromise version of a healthcare reform bill, HR 3200. But for vulnerable patients — and taxpayers — the cure may be worse than the disease. Continue reading “Obamacare’s Poison Pill”
The Second World War–Seventy Years Later
by Victor Davis Hanson
Tribune Media Services
Seventy years ago this week, on Sept. 1, 1939, the Second World War broke out with the German invasion of Poland. Continue reading “The Second World War–Seventy Years Later”
Van Jones’ Resignation
by Victor Davis Hanson
NRO’s The Corner
‘Oooh. Van Jones, alright!’
Ah, the Dividends of a Yale Law degree: Continue reading “Van Jones’ Resignation”
Whining Will Get You Nowhere
by Victor Davis Hanson
NRO’s The Corner
The Tingle is Gone?
Many of Obama’s problems are in the future. Continue reading “Whining Will Get You Nowhere”
From Preparedness to Appeasement and Back
Are we about to repeat this tired cycle?
by Victor Davis Hanson
National Review Online
By 1930 Verdun had been transmogrified almost into a dirty word in French schools. Continue reading “From Preparedness to Appeasement and Back”
What We Are Learning About the Era of Obama
by Victor Davis Hanson
PJ Media
Means and Ends in the Age of Obama
One of the stranger things about this eerie first eight months of the Obama administration is how brazenly its supporters have been about the noble ends justifying the disreputable means. Continue reading “What We Are Learning About the Era of Obama”
War–What War?
by Victor Davis Hanson
Tribune Media Services
The anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan headed to Martha’s Vineyard this week, where President Obama is vacationing. Once again she is protesting our two wars abroad. Continue reading “War–What War?”