Obama, the rhetorician, learns people take a man at his word. by Victor Davis Hanson National Review Online What is Barack Obama’s real problem? Too many people here and abroad took him at his word, and he now seems quite angry at that. Share This

by Victor Davis Hanson PJ Media One of the sad characteristics of contemporary Western society is the tendency to embrace noble lies. These are assertions and acts that don’t square with reality, with what we see and hear — and are voiced for apparently noble social purposes. Here are a few politically-incorrect examples. Share This

by Victor Davis Hanson NRO’s The Corner Cap-and-trade, statist healthcare, and an end to “don’t ask, don’t tell” for thee. Share This

by Victor Davis Hanson NRO’s The Corner Katie Couric and the New Populism With all the talk of corporate greed and inequality, did people like Katie Couric think that in tough times they were immune from the laws of populist outrage? Share This

by Victor Davis Hanson PJ Media Here’s the conclusion to the saga of Obama. I left off [1] with Chapter Four and why the Obama locomotive went off the rails after only a year. Share This

by Victor Davis Hanson PJ Media Chapter One — The Liberal Hope and Dream I think our Obama’s collective story will some day be written something like this. The leftwing anointed vision of America got stalled with the failures of the Great Society, and the high tax, big government discontent of the 1970s and 1980s.

by Victor Davis Hanson Tribune Media Services A year ago Barack Obama inherited a recession brought on by financial panic following the collapse of the housing bubble. Share This