Mission Lost
by Bruce S. Thornton City Journal “We offer unlimited opportunities to help students achieve their goals,”declares the California State University system on its homepage. Share This
Bin Laden Is Dead, But Our Delusions Live On
by Bruce S. Thornton Advancing a Free Society The death of Osama bin Laden has some symbolic value, particularly for the United States. A great power exercises influence not just through its military and economic assets, but through its prestige. Share This
Bin Laden Fallout
by Victor Davis Hanson NRO’s The Corner I think there will be repercussions from the hit, and most of them will turn out to be good in terms of the War on Terror. Share This
The American Soviet
by Victor Davis Hanson National Review Online The security forces of Bashar Assad — a thug whom Hillary Clinton deemed a “reformer,” and with whom Barack Obama was determined to restore diplomatic relations — are slaughtering hundreds in the streets of Syria’s major cities. I know that the Turkish government will express no outrage. Share
The Unexamined President and His Media Enablers
by Bruce S. Thornton Advancing a Free Society As usual, the mainstream media are getting wrong the significance of President Obama’s release of his actual birth certificate. Share This
Make the Rich Pay!
by Victor Davis Hanson Tribune Media Services Last week, President Obama reversed course once again and now wants to raise taxes on the “rich” making above $250,000 per year. Share This
Humanitarian Beheading
by Victor Davis Hanson Ricochet There are a number of videos circulating about from “free Libya” showing grotesque head-loppings, executions, torture and desecration of bodies, of African mercenaries who apparently were captured or killed by the rebels in Libya. Share This
Failure Is Very Much and Option
by Victor Davis Hanson NRO’s The Corner Lost in the furor over the budget is any discussion of the fact that, after a certain baseline point, redistributive payouts might be making things worse for those on the receiving end. Share This
The Nature of Arab Unrest
by Victor Davis Hanson National Review Online Across the Middle East, millions are rebelling against their poverty and lack of freedom, blaming their corrupt leaders, who have ransacked their countries’ treasuries and natural wealth. Share This
California Abandons History for Melodrama
by Bruce S. Thornton Advancing a Free Society Just when you think California can’t get any wackier, the state legislature steps up and proves you wrong. Share This