Our Obama Saga–Part Two. Chapters Five-Six
by Victor Davis Hanson PJ Media Here’s the conclusion to the saga of Obama. I left off [1] with Chapter Four and why the Obama locomotive went off the rails after only a year. Share This
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Our Obama Saga. Part One–Chapters One to Four
by Victor Davis Hanson PJ Media Chapter One — The Liberal Hope and Dream I think our Obama’s collective story will some day be written something like this. The leftwing anointed vision of America got stalled with the failures of the Great Society, and the high tax, big government discontent of the 1970s and 1980s.
Thrashing the Job Makers
by Victor Davis Hanson Tribune Media Services A year ago Barack Obama inherited a recession brought on by financial panic following the collapse of the housing bubble. Share This
As Predictable as Clockwork–the Obama Three-step
by Victor Davis Hanson PJ Media I think we could see what was coming. This presidency has about as much subtlety in plot as a grade-B western, soap opera, or teenage tantrum. Share This
How Taqiyya Alters Islam’s Rules of War: Defeating Jihadist Terrorism
by Raymond Ibrahim Middle East Quarterly (Winter 2010) Islam must seem a paradoxical religion to non-Muslims. On the one hand, it is constantly being portrayed as the religion of peace; on the other, its adherents are responsible for the majority of terror attacks around the world. Share This
The Obamarang
by Victor Davis Hanson PJ Media All politicians fudge on their promises. But this president manages to transcend the normal political exaggeration and dissimulation. Share This
Our Populist President?
by Victor Davis Hanson NRO’s The Corner Obama and Populism I could believe President Obama’s postmortem take that the same populist sentiment that propelled Scott Brown to office also earlier sent him to the White House — if we saw fresh liberal Democrats winning seats in places like Alabama against entrenched Washington Republican insiders. But I
Obama in Free Fall
by Victor Davis Hanson NRO’s The Corner A year ago, a number of “moderate” Republicans and Democratic stalwarts, in the gush of the inauguration, warned us of new Democratic majorities for years to come. Share This
Obama versus Obama
Will the real Barack Obama please stand up? by Victor Davis Hanson National Review Online There is little need any more to offer consistent opposition to Barack Obama, since he himself is already running hard against the many previous incarnations of Barack Obama. Share This
Our Philosopher-King Obama
by Victor Davis Hanson Tribune Media Services In Plato’s ideal society, philosopher kings and elite Guardians shepherded the rabble to force them to do the “right” thing. Share This