The Inexplicables
by Victor Davis Hanson PJ Media There are a number of things I don’t fathom about contemporary American popular culture and politics. Here is a small sample. Share This
The War against Real but Forgotten Evil
by Terry Scambray Private Papers A review of Moral Combat: Good and Evil in World War II, by Michael Burleigh (Harper Collins, 2011, 562 pp.) Share This
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Snapshot of a Sick Society
by Victor Davis Hanson National Review Online Quite often a brief news story sums up the collective pathologies of postmodern American society. Here is a recent tragic news item from my local paper, followed by some commentary: Share This
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Principle and the Possible
by Bruce S. Thornton Advancing a Free Society The continuing stalemate over raising the debt ceiling is provoking a lot of voters into Mercutio’s “a pox on both your houses” response. Share This
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Rationalizing Pedophilia in Islam
by Raymond Ibrahim Jihad Watch Earlier this month we saw — or rather, were once again reminded — that Islam permits pedophilia in the guise of “marriage”: Share This
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Is the President in Recovery?
by Victor Davis Hanson Tribune Media Services President Obama does not care much about deficits — other than worrying that big debt might matter in his re-election campaign. Share This
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The Tragic View Returns
by Victor Davis Hanson National Review Online In hard times, as in war, questions arise that were once considered taboo. As we approach $15 trillion run up in aggregate national debt, and confront the reality of a welfare state that is predicated on flawed assumptions about everything from demography to human nature, a rendezvous with
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Muslim Brotherhood’s Method: “Impose Islam…Step by Step”
by Raymond Ibrahim Hudson New York Things are looking good for Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood, the grandfather of all Islamist groups. Share This
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Oslo and the Dangers of Moral Equivalence
by Bruce S. Thornton FrontPage Magazine The revelation that the perpetrator of the terrorist attacks in Oslo, Anders Behring Breivik, is a self-described Christian and conservative is sure to provoke an outburst of the moral equivalence favored by apologists for jihadism. Share This
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The Resignations in Turkey
by Victor Davis Hanson NRO’s The Corner News that the top echelon of Turkey’s military offered their joint resignations is not much of a surprise, given ongoing politicized trials against particular officers, and the general acceptance that a secular military is at odds with an increasingly Islamicized government. But there will be lots of long-term ramifications.
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