by Raymond Ibrahim Jihad Watch While not formally connected, two books I recently finished reading — St. Francis of Assisi and the Conversion of Muslims and Defying Death: Zakaria Botross, Apostle to Islam — complement each other very well, specifically by establishing continuity between medieval and modern Islam, and, in so doing, demonstrating that Islamic intolerance has a long […]
Obama’s economic plans are relentlessly hostile to small business. by Victor Davis Hanson National Review Online You don’t produce wool by skinning the sheep. But that seems to be the present strategy to get small businesses to begin hiring, buying, and expanding. Share This
Two strikes against the new administration by Victor Davis Hanson NRO’s The Corner Look Back in Anger at Iraq It is striking how Obama references past mistakes on Afghanistan and emphasizes the now-tired “reset”-button themes — striking because of what is left unsaid. Share This
by Victor Davis Hanson Tribune Media Services When Michael Jackson tragically died two weeks ago, millions were shocked. Share This
Americans are catching on to Obama’s fiscal sins and rhetorical devices. by Victor Davis Hanson National Review Online Recent news that President Obama’s approval ratings are beginning to slip is understandable. Even popular leaders lose appeal once they have to govern, and therefore offend, rather than merely promise and please. Share This
by Victor Davis Hanson PJ Media Stimulus, Stimulus and Not a Drop… A “stimulus” of nearly a trillion dollars was proposed, without which we were told, unemployment would skyrocket and credit would tighten further. Share This
How to win liberal friends and oppress your people. by Victor Davis Hanson National Review Online How strange that our rather nondescript, sober friends abroad do not garner attention from the current administration, yet overt enemies in Cuba, Nicaragua, Iran, Venezuela, and the West Bank most certainly do. Share This
by Victor Davis Hanson PJ Media Only Room for One Obama? I got a lot of flak the last year for writing two or three columns suggesting the Europeans and other Leftists abroad might be careful about what they wish for in Obama: he might well leap-frog over them, leaving them all with the world
by Victor Davis Hanson PJ Media They Say/We Say The debate over Palin is sort of ossified. The Left continues to ridicule her accent, family, and middling roots. The Right enjoys such authenticity — but enjoys even more the hysteria it incurs in liberals. Share This
by Victor Davis Hanson Tribune Media Services Last month, hundreds of thousands of Iranians took to the streets to protest a rigged presidential election. Our president was extremely cautious in his initial criticism of the Iranian government’s fierce crackdown against the protestors. Share This