Welcome to the California Outback
by Victor Davis Hanson PJ Media The Attractions of the California Outback There are drawbacks to living in the country in general, and never more so now in rural California in particular. Share This
‘Exceptional’ America
by Victor Davis Hanson Defining Ideas Accepting inevitable national decline is the new pastime of both the media and government elite. Some of the pessimism revolves around current federal financial insolvency. Share This
Liberal Illiberalism: The Liberal Assault on Liberalism
by Victor Davis Hanson PJ Media Conservatives are put into awkward positions of critiquing liberal ideas on grounds that they are impractical, unworkable, or counterproductive. Yet rarely, at least outside the religious sphere, do they identify the progressive as often immoral [1]. Share This
A Gasoline Nightmare
by Victor Davis Hanson National Review Online Obama is barnstorming the west — blasting oil companies, trying to convince voters that he supports an “all of the above” policy, and reminding them that drilling has increased since his tenure. But that won’t work for five reasons. Share This
Obama’s Virtual Rose Garden
by Victor Davis Hanson National Review Online When Barack Obama went into hibernation in December and vacationed in Hawaii, we noted that his poll numbers edged back up some. Share This
A Dangerous Verdict in New Jersey
by Bruce S. Thornton FrontPage Magazine New Jersey jury on Friday convicted a Rutgers freshman of “bias intimidation,” among several other charges. Share This
California Tuition Blues
by Victor Davis Hanson Tribune Media Services In so-called March in March protests, thousands of students in California universities recently demonstrated in outrage over spiraling tuition costs. Share This
Weaponized Romanticism
by Craig Bernthal Private Papers At the beginning of the 20th century, T. E. Hulme, in his great essay “Romanticism v. Classicism” defined Romanticism as “spilt religion.” Share This
The Sick Man of Europe
by Victor Davis Hanson Defining Ideas Why are the Greeks such whiners? Look to their tragic history and geography. Share This
Christians, Jihadists, and the Fate of Syria
by Raymond Ibrahim Stonegate Institute What is the alternative to Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria? A simple if indirect way to find out is to consider which groups in Syria are especially for or against Assad — and why. Share This