We Are Ruled by Professors
by Victor Davis Hanson PJ Media Since we seem now to be ruled during this administration by former professors, here is a rant about what I have learned of the university. Share This
The New World Order
by Victor Davis Hanson Tribune Media Services The post-Cold War new world order is rapidly breaking apart. Nations are returning to the ancient passions, rivalries and differences of past centuries. Share This
‘Bush… Come Back, Bush, Come Back’
by Victor Davis Hanson PJ Media Why We Suddenly Miss Bush Various polls report that George W. Bush in some states is now better liked than President Obama. Even some liberal pundits call for Bush, the now long-missed moderate, to draw on his recognized tolerance and weigh in on the Ground Zero mosque or the
Obama’s Teachable Mosque Moment
Interview by Jamie Glazov FrontPage Magazine Frontpage Interview’s guest today is Victor Davis Hanson, a classicist and historian at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University, and the author, most recently, of The Father of Us All: War and History, Ancient and Modern. Share This
We Are Not Greece
by Victor Davis Hanson PJ Media Decline is a Choice As the summer winds down, there is more and more talk of decline in the air. Share This
Iraq Through the Looking Glass
by Victor Davis Hanson NRO’s The Corner Most Americans will support President Obama’s call for patience in Afghanistan and his policy of continuing the long-planned drawdown in Iraq. Share This
America–Compared to What?
by Victor Davis Hanson PJ Media While America debates whether a “bridge-building” Imam Rauf should erect his $100-million, 13-story outreach “Islamic complex” (is the name “Cordoba House” now officially to be dropped? And if so, could Mr. Rauf or the media explain why?) next to Ground Zero, Islam seems to be at war with most
The Sources of American Anger
by Victor Davis Hanson National Review Online Behind the anger over the Arizona immigration mess, the Ground Zero mosque, the economy, and the new directions in foreign policy are some recurring general themes that reverberate in each particular new controversy. Share This
The Dangerous Dog Days of Summer
by Victor Davis Hanson Tribune Media Services Historian Barbara Tuchman characterized the events leading up to World War I as the “Guns of August.” Share This
With a Whimper or a Bang–or Not at All?
by Victor Davis Hanson PJ Media Are We Tottering? Societies can sometimes implode abruptly, like the Mycenaeans from mysterious causes, the Aztecs before Cortés, or the Zulu nation in 1879 — or gradually and insidiously, such as Rome in the latter fifth century BC or Britain between 1946 and 1960. Share This