Three Pillars of Wisdom
Finding our footing where lunacy looms large. by Victor Davis Hanson National Review Online Public relations between the so-called West and the Islamic Middle East have reached a level of abject absurdity. Share This
2006
Deconstructing Bin Laden
by Victor Davis Hanson Tribune Media Services We don’t know whether the latest and much-discussed Osama bin Laden tape was recorded recently. But the harangue is still a valuable reflection of the current al Qaeda hierarchy that broadcast it to the world. Share This
Amoral Euphemism
Is “outsourcing” multilateralism? by Victor Davis Hanson National Review Online Senator John Kerry has recently opined, “Why hasn’t Osama Bin Laden been captured or killed, and how will he be destroyed before he next appears on tape to spread his disgusting message?” Share This
The Not-So-Mad Mind of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
by Victor Davis Hanson Tribune Media Services “The skirmishes in the occupied land are part of a war of destiny. The outcome of hundreds of years of war will be defined in Palestinian land. As the Imam said, Israel must be wiped off the map.” Share This
Denial of the Truth
Is UCLAProfs end academic freedom or McCarthyism? by Bruce S. Thornton Private Papers The politicizing of the American university is a fact. Share This
Truce or Taqiyyah
The Koran, Islamic tradition and al Qaeda’s leadership shed light on bin Laden’s offer. by Raymond Ibrahim Private Papers Osama bin Laden is apparently certain that the vast majority of Americans, including their policy-makers, are ignorant of al-Qaeda’s goals and strategies. Share This
Making Sense of Nonsense
Understanding what we’re in. by Victor Davis Hanson National Review Online The United States is engaged in the most radical and dangerous gambit in the Middle East since the end of the Ottoman Empire. Share This
Hooked on Oil
by Victor Davis Hanson Tribune Media Services For the foreseeable future, petroleum will power the global economy. There is far too little of it to go around — especially now that 2 billion Chinese and Indians are in the market. And the resulting scramble for oil warps all reason and common sense. Share This
Bad Science
“Therapism” offers an unsavory salve for emotional trauma. by Bruce S. Thornton Commentary A review of One Nation Under Therapy. How the Helping Culture is Eroding Self-Reliance by Christina Hoff Sommers and Sally Satel (St. Martin’s Press, 310pp, $23.95). Share This
The Multilateral Moment?
Our bad and worse choices about Iran. by Victor Davis Hanson National Review Online Multilateralism good; preemption and unilateralism bad.” Share This