Some Signs of the Times
by Victor Davis Hanson PJ Media How to distill the news? After watching it far too much the past nine months, I offer five random conclusions from what I think is going on in the age of Obama. Share This
The Past Is Not Quite Past
by Victor Davis Hanson PJ Media War II Thoughts We can learn a lot about our present dilemmas through looking at the past. This month I’m teaching an intensive class on World War II, and again reminded how history is never really history. Share This
A Fishy Tale
by Victor Davis Hanson Tribune Media Services California is in an uproar over water. Nearly a quarter-million acres worth of contracted federal irrigation deliveries have been cut from the big farms of the west side of the San Joaquin Valley in central California. Share This
Sleeping Through Speeches
by Victor Davis Hanson PJ Media The World’s President The President’s U.N.* talk was more of the same, same old formula: Me, me, me/then Bush blew it/then I came/and, presto, the waters parted. Share This
Barack Obama, College Administrator
Is the commander-in-chief really president of the University of America? by Victor Davis Hanson National Review Online If you are confused by the first nine months of the Obama administration, take solace that there is at least a pattern. Share This
A Devolving, Depressing, and Debased Debate
by Victor Davis Hanson PJ Media Policies No, Obama Maybe… Barack Obama is charismatic. He can charm, and has mastered the art of set cadence, pause, articulation, and voice modulation, in the manner of a JFK. Share This
No Rules in the Arena?
by Victor Davis Hanson Tribune Media Services It was certainly uncouth of Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., to scream out “You lie” at his commander-in-chief in the middle of Barack Obama’s recent healthcare speech before a joint session of Congress. Share This
Deconstructing the “Whup Ass”
by Victor Davis Hanson PJ Media New Communique from the Ministry of Truth At one point, the Obama administration was bragging about bagging one Van Jones; Valerie Jarrett, in fact, even gushed that they had been scouting the erstwhile mostly unknown Jones for quite a while. Share This
Desperately Seeking a Healthcare Bill
by Victor Davis Hanson NRO’s The Corner Speeding Over the Cliff It is quite amazing to watch Obama invoke God, call a joint session of Congress, go tit-for-tat with the town-hall movement, and reprogram daily the presidential message over the healthcare initiative — all in the midst of a recession. Share This
Dr. Barak and Mr. Obama
Voters learn that Obama is not the man they thought. by Victor Davis Hanson National Review Online No one imagined that Barack Obama, during his first nine months in office, would be falling in the polls even faster than George W. Bush did prior to 9/11. Share This