Victor Davis Hanson // Private Papers Just appearing this week in the news are stories that our elite colleges have sent out letters of admissions. White applicants at many universities have been accepted at historic lows of about 28 percent (of a population base of 68-70 percent), despite the supposedly cherished tradition of ‘proportional representation.’ Will the… Continue reading Eeyore’s Cabinet: The Obscene Word “Merit”
How Much Ruin Do We Have Left?
Victor Davis Hanson // American Greatness Any nation’s well-being—as Americans know from their own illustrious history—hinges on only a few factors. Its prosperity, freedom, and stability depend on its constitutional and political stability. A secure currency and financial order are also essential, as is a strong military. Perhaps most important, however, is a first-rate, inductive… Continue reading How Much Ruin Do We Have Left?
Biden’s Domestic Doctrine
Victor Davis Hanson // Internet Interview with Urs Gehriger While the American media swoon over President Joe Biden, historian Victor Davis Hanson is ringing the alarm bell. He warns that the radical Left has captured the White House and is on the march. Former President Barack Obama promised a fundamental transformation of American democracy. Now,… Continue reading Biden’s Domestic Doctrine
Angry Reader 04-22-2021
From An Angry Reader: Vic, I read your opinion piece today in my local Naples Daily newspaper and I had to wonder why the paper published this absurd piece of crap. Didn’t they realize that only right-wing crazy assholes work at the Hoover Institute! I apologize as I realize right-wing and crazy assholes are synonymous.… Continue reading Angry Reader 04-22-2021
The Victor Davis Hanson Podcast Episode 64: Our First Woke President
Did Biden blink on Russia? Limited sanctions and no summit
An article by my Hoover colleague Dr. Paul Gregory in The Hill The U.S. media initially burst out in applause at the “sweeping” and “tough” sanctions the Biden administration imposed on Russia on April 15 under the title of “Imposing Costs for Harmful Foreign Activities by the Russian Government.” Targeted are activities that “undermine security in countries… Continue reading Did Biden blink on Russia? Limited sanctions and no summit
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Optimism, Inc.:Part 3: #MeToo Too?: More on What Ends Hysterias
There is no need to go over all the details of the recent #MeToo wave. Most supported the initial disclosures. Who could defend Weinstein, or the sexual narcissist Matt Lauer with his electric button-locked office, who parlayed his position into serial asymmetrical sexual trysts while he broadcast his progressive fides to the world? Soon major… Continue reading Optimism, Inc.:Part 3: #MeToo Too?: More on What Ends Hysterias
Optimism, Inc. Part 2: Will Wokeness Finally Cannibalize Itself?
Victor Davis Hanson // Private Papers Part 2: The First Russian-Under-Every-Bed Frenzy (prior to Adam Schiff) The Depression and the January 1, 1942 alliance with the Soviet Union had peaked American communist membership at 75,000. The treasonous Alger Hiss mentality in the State Department—the Soviets would be progressive postwar partners while the British imperialists faded… Continue reading Optimism, Inc. Part 2: Will Wokeness Finally Cannibalize Itself?
The Joe Biden Who Never Was
Victor Davis Hanson // American Greatness These are the most radical first three months of a presidency since 1933, the most divisive—and certainly the most dangerous. And its catalyst is the myth of ol’ Joe from Scranton who has unleashed furies and hatreds never quite seen in modern American history. “Woke” Joe Biden At an… Continue reading The Joe Biden Who Never Was