Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness The shooting portion of the Iran “War” lasted about 40 days—far shorter than Barack Obama’s 2011 congressionally unauthorized seven-month bombing campaign against Libya. Bill Clinton’s unauthorized 78 days of bombing Serbia in 1999 hit bridges, schools, hospitals, monuments, and power plants—far more indiscriminate targeting than anything in the Iran War… Continue reading Iran War Misconceptions
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The Late, Great University. Part One
Victor Davis Hanson The Baby Boomer generation was brought up with the idea of the necessity of college. The idea was that a college degree ensured that you could stay in the middle class and obtain the broad education required by a consensual and self-governed society. But the argument for college is less persuasive now… Continue reading The Late, Great University. Part One
Who Will Be the Next Republican “Hitler”? Part Two
Victor Davis Hanson Why do the Democrats, both the old and new Jacobins, libel Republican presidents as Hitlers, only to laud them in comparison to contemporary Republican presidents? 1) Every president who holds office and exercises power is slandered by the Left as Hitler, period. The point is to weaken his agenda, drive down his… Continue reading Who Will Be the Next Republican “Hitler”? Part Two
Is California Reaching Critical Mass?
Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness By any measure, California is a failed state—and a national embarrassment. Taxes? It has the highest income and gas taxes in the nation. Roads? A Reason Foundation survey ranks it 49th among the states. Mass flight? Between 250,000 and 350,000 more Californians leave the state than move in each year.… Continue reading Is California Reaching Critical Mass?
Kinetic Activity in Iran
So, Who Will Be the Next Republican “Hitler”? Part One
Victor Davis Hanson There is a well-recognized Left-wing syndrome when it comes to current and emeriti Republican presidents. They despise them and equate them with Hitler. Then, once out of office, they rehabilitate them as sober, judicious, and “good ol’ ” Republicans—in contrast with the current Republican and new replacement “Hitler.” When Ronald Reagan was… Continue reading So, Who Will Be the Next Republican “Hitler”? Part One
Stop Destroying Civilization!
Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness In the #MeToo years, the Left’s signature slogan was “Believe All Women!” That directive was used to bolster Christine Blasey Ford’s preposterous and easily refuted 2018 allegations that some 35 years earlier she had been sexually assaulted by Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, when both were teenagers. Two years later,… Continue reading Stop Destroying Civilization!
When to Fear Dictatorship Coming to America, Part Six
Victor Davis Hanson 5) Do ideologues try to destroy the ancient system of governance and create new replacements designed to give them power that they could not otherwise obtain through elections? Determine the following: Which group, party, or cabal is clamoring to make the following radical changes, despite lacking almost no public support for such… Continue reading When to Fear Dictatorship Coming to America, Part Six
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Can California Still Be Saved?
Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness The recent California gubernatorial and Los Angeles mayoral elections—where, remarkably, Steve Hilton and Spencer Pratt both appear to have advanced to the general election in November—offer a glimmer of hope. Could it be that some on the Left, along with a number of Independents, have finally realized that neither wealth… Continue reading Can California Still Be Saved?