A near disaster. by Victor Davis Hanson National Review Online WASHINGTON (AP) — The first 100 days of the Palin presidency, according to a consensus of media commentators, have proven a near disaster. Share This

by Victor Davis Hanson PJ Media Fissures in the Obama Totem Oh, I know that President Obama’s approval ratings are still around 62%. But I also remember that George Bush’s at the end of 2001 got even higher — and stayed at or above 60% through most of 2002, explaining why he increased his congressional

by Victor Davis Hanson PJ Media Rendezvous with Reality There are a number of issues on the horizon that cannot simply be hoped and changed away or dismissed with the now accustomed ‘hit the reset’ button/’Bush did it’ throw-away line. Share This

by Victor Davis Hanson Tribune Media Services Today’s Americans inherited the wealthiest nation in history — but only because earlier generations learned how to feed, fuel, finance and defend themselves in ways unrivaled elsewhere. Share This

by Victor Davis Hanson PJ Media Who will Lend? We are going to spend over $3.5 trillion next year, run up an annual debt of $1.7 trillion, and are on schedule to add another $9 trillion to reach an aggregate debt of $20 trillion in eight years. Share This

And how can they get it back? by Victor Davis Hanson National Review Online Colin Powell keeps insisting that the Republicans lost the presidency because of right-wing extremists like Rush Limbaugh and Ann Coulter, who, in his view, have become the public face of the Republican party, and thus will ensure its permanent marginalization.  Share

by Victor Davis Hanson PJ Media The Same Old Equality of Result Rather than nitpick about Obama’s envisioned brave new world, I think it wiser to see it in the larger context of age-old divides over the nature of Western democratic and liberal society. Share This

by Victor Davis Hanson Tribune Media Services In matters of foreign policy during the president’s first 100 days, we have seen two Barack Obamas. Share This