The Real Humanists: Revolution from Afghanistan to Iraq
by Victor Davis Hanson National Review Online In September and early October 2001 we were warned that an invasion of Afghanistan was impossible — peaks too high, winter and Ramadan on the way, weak and perfidious allies as bad as the Islamists — and thus that the invasion would result in tens of thousands killed […]
The Ironies Ahead: What George W. Bush Faces
by Victor Davis Hanson National Review Online Life is pretty good in the United States now. For all the campaign hysteria about a new Ice Age, jobs are being created. We are recovering from the mess after the late 2000 recession, Wall Street meltdown, and $1 trillion hit from September 11. But there are a […]
Debating the Patriot Act
by Bruce S. Thornton Private Papers The following was presented in October in Modesto, California as part of the American Heritage Series sponsored by the Modesto Bee.
Jane Smiley, Republican Party Recruiter
by Bruce S. Thornton Private Papers Losing often induces hysteria, particularly in those suffering from arrested development.
Election Fallout: Faith in Democracy, Not Government
by Victor Davis Hanson San Francisco Chronicle Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton were the only two Democrats to be elected president since 1976.
A Quintessential General
by Victor Davis Hanson New Criterion, November 2004 A review of Ulysses S. Grant, by Josiah Bunting III (Times Books, 2004)
American Exceptionalism: The Message of Tuesday’s Verdict
by Victor Davis Hanson National Review Online Tuesday’s election was the greatest turnout in American political history, the first majority vote for a president-elect since 1988, and the largest number of ballots cast for a president in our history. What are we to make of it all, besides the obvious fact that the citizens have […]
Interpreting the Returns of Election ’04
All that razzle-dazzle can’t fool average Joe. by Bruce S. Thornton Private Papers Now that, as Hank Williams might put it, it’s all over but the Democrats’ crying, what are some preliminary conclusions we can draw from this election?
Allow George W. Bush to Finish the Job
In war, the last campaigns are the bloodiest. by Victor Davis Hanson Wall Street Journal A shorter version of this essay appeared in the Wall Street Journal. In singular moments in our history, the security of the United States hinged on a single presidential election.
The Power of Will: Winning Still Matters
by Victor Davis Hanson National Review Online The terrorists cannot win either a conventional or an asymmetrical war against the United States, should it bring its full array of assets to the struggle.
The Real Divide is Online in Elitist Minds
by Victor Davis Hanson San Francisco Chronicle Are things really as ghastly as they appear this election year? President Bush is derided as a liar, brain-dead and a coward, not just by fringe groups but by prominent members of the Democratic establishment. Major intellectuals and artists lament that John Kerry won all three debates by […]
Country at a Crossroads
November 2 will say a lot about the American people, and our future by Victor Davis Hanson National Review Magazine Had Lincoln lost the 1864 vote, a victorious General McClellan would have settled for an American continent divided, with slavery intact. Without Woodrow Wilson’s reelection in 1916 — opposed by the isolationists — Western Europe […]
What Would Patton Say About the Present War?
by Victor Davis Hanson Imprimis The following text is adapted from a transcript of a lecture delivered on July 23, 2004, on board the MS Heidelberg during a Hillsdale College cruise on the Rhine and Moselle rivers. A shorter version of this informal speech was published recently in Imprimis.
Kerry’s Dilemma
Or, how to lose and election by Victor Davis Hanson National Review Online There is a good chance that no matter what Kerry says or does in the final two weeks of this election — barring some major catastrophe in Iraq, a presidential gaffe, or massive voting irregularity — he will lose.
Deconstructing Kerry’s Case Against President Bush: Part Two
by Bruce S. Thornton Private Papers The Kerry case against the President’s invasion of Iraq is built on four components: the President misled the nation about WMDs and ties to al Qaeda; he failed to plan adequately for the aftermath of combat; he failed to bring our allies on board; and he diverted resources from […]
Why Do They Hate Us?
by Victor Davis Hanson A shorter version of this review appears in the current issue of National Review. Understanding Anti-Americanism: Its Origins and Impact at Home and Abroad. by Paul Hollander, editor (Ivan R. Dee, 388 $28.95)
Our Primordial World
Pride and Envy are what make this war go ’round. by Victor Davis Hanson National Review Online Throughout the last two years of war, we have confronted a variety of what we thought were strange occurrences: the conquest of Iraq in a mere three weeks, the subsequent Iraqis’ looting of their own infrastructure, the counterinsurgency […]
The Therapeutic Choice
A war for our lives, or a nuisance to our lifestyle? by Victor Davis Hanson National Review Online Americans are presented with a choice in this election rare in our history. This is not 1952, when Democrats and Republicans did not differ too much on the need to stay in Korea, or even 1968 when […]
Deconstructing Kerry’s Case Against President Bush: Part One
by Bruce S. Thornton Private Papers Now that we’ve heard in two debates the Kerry-Edwards case against President Bush, we should look critically at the Democrats’ position.
The Friday Night Fight
“I Have A Plan”–on and on and on… by Victor Davis Hanson Private Papers John Kerry proved tonight that he is a steady, glib, and adept debater who offers a fare of wonkish, comprehensive answers ad nauseam that can awe an off-guard opponent buried beneath facts, Clinton-like instant recall, and classical Ciceronian rhetorical skills. Indeed, we saw all […]