Blood and Oil
by Victor Davis Hanson Tribune Media Services With the gruesome killing of former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko, Vladimir Putin’s Russia stands accused of poisoning yet another critic. Share This
Conquest and Concession
The fate of Hagia Sophia and the Aqsa Mosque by Raymond Ibrahim Private Papers Previous to Pope Benedict XVI’s November 30th visit to the Hagia Sophia complex in Constantinople, Muslims and Turks expressed fear, apprehension, and rage. Share This
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War Stories
Two versions of what we should do next. by Victor Davis Hanson National Review Online Five years after September 11, and three-and-a-half years after toppling Saddam Hussein, the U.S. is almost as angry at itself as it is at the enemy. Two quite antithetical views of the war on terror — and indeed, the entire
Tough Idealism
Remembering that Iraq represents new foreign policy. by Victor Davis Hanson Tribune Media Services “Our own successful three-week war, but their failed three-year peace.” Share This
Twisted Proverb
Osama bin Laden’s “Peace to whoever follows guidance” by Raymond Ibrahim Private Papers Whenever Osama bin Laden addresses the West he always prefaces his message with the simple statement, “Peace to whoever follows guidance.” Share This
Will the West Stumble?
by Victor Davis Hanson Real Clear Politics What a stupid question. By any benchmark of economic prosperity, military power, and political stability, Western civilization — in the United States, Europe, and the former British Commonwealth — has never been stronger. Globalization has become a euphemism for Westernization, an apparent unstoppable juggernaut. Share This
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More Bark Than Bite?
by Victor Davis Hanson Tribune Media Services Will the Democrats’ new control of the House and Senate shake things up that much abroad? They certainly will have plenty of opportunities to alter the present American course of fighting terrorists, the war in Iraq and our overall foreign policy. Share This
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The Fighting over the Fighting
Let’s at least be clear about the implications. by Victor Davis Hanson National Review Online It looks as if Americans have pushed the rock of Iraq almost to the crest, only to let go, like Sisyphus, terrified that it will roll back; we hope only that we will not be crushed in its descent. While
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Rethinking Illegal Immigration
by Victor Davis Hanson Tribune Media Services Now that the bitter election season is over, both parties will have to return to the explosive issue of illegal immigration. Share This
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The Sage and the Sword
Jihadists see West’s tragic flaw in blinkered tolerance by Bruce S. Thornton Private Papers The West’s condemnation of Israel’s accidental shelling of two Palestinian Arab houses that killed 18 people once more reveals the bizarre incoherence that addles our thinking. Share This
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