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The California Mordida

March 14, 2013 5:24 pm / Victor Davis Hanson

by Victor Davis Hanson

Tribune Media Services

California now works on the principle of the mordida, or “bite.” Its government assumes that it can take something extra from residents for the privilege of living in their special state. Read more →

Posted in: California / Tagged: California, California Schools, Farming, Fossil Fuel, Income Taxes, Jerry Brown, Oil and Gas, Rick Perry, Taxes

Beautifully Medieval California

March 7, 2013 5:59 pm / Victor Davis Hanson

by Victor Davis Hanson

PJ Media

Gates Close at Dusk

At about dusk, I close two large metal gates to my driveways. The security lights come on, and I enjoy intramural life. Read more →

Posted in: California / Tagged: California, California Schools, Constantinople, Farming, Greeks, Mexican-American, Mexico, Middle Class, Oil and Gas, Rick Perry, Steven Chu, Taxes

Who Really Is “Anti-Science”?

October 5, 2011 5:48 pm / Victor Davis Hanson

by Bruce S. Thornton

FrontPage Magazine

In any national election we can depend on the usual liberal ad hominemattacks on Republicans and their candidates. Read more →

Posted in: Global Warming, Bruce S. Thornton, GOP / Tagged: George Orwell, Global-Warming, Globalization, Golden Age, Postindustrial Age, Republicans, Rick Perry, Science, Technology

What’s Off the Table in 2012?

September 5, 2011 6:21 pm / Victor Davis Hanson

by Victor Davis Hanson

Tribune Media Services

What should we not expect during next summer’s presidential campaign, given what was put off limits in 2008 and later? Read more →

Posted in: Campaign 2012 / Tagged: Anti-Semitism, Barack Obama, Election 2008, Election 2012, Mitt Romney, Punish Our Enemies, Rick Perry, Terrorism, United States Economy, Wall Street

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