by Victor Davis Hanson NRO’s The Corner In this great age of atonement, in a mere two or three days the world has been reminded that (1) the U.S. has been arrogant; (2) dismissive and derisive to Europe; (3) was a slave-owning society; (4) practiced genocide against native Americans; (5) did not let blacks vote; (6) […]
by Bruce S. Thornton FrontPageMagazine.com Every so often The New York Times runs an op-ed by the appropriately named Charles M. Blow. Blow’s shtick is to dig up some statistical nugget and then draw all manner of portentous conclusions this data supposedly support. Share This
by Victor Davis Hanson PJ Media Poodle Redux. Blair was denigrated as Bush’s poodle, although his eloquence and influence over Bush were clear to all. In contrast, Gordon Brown is embarrassingly obsequious to Obama, in a way Blair never was around Bush. Share This
by Victor Davis Hanson Tribune Media Services “Yes, we can!” Germans shouted in unison with candidate Barack Obama at their Victory Column in Berlin this past summer. Share This
It really does all make sense. by Victor Davis Hanson National Review Online In just the first 70 days of the new administration, a number of Obama supporters have expressed some dismay at their new president. Share This
by Victor Davis Hanson PJ Media After those depressing six “bad” and “ugly” trends, here are three things that bring at least some optimism in otherwise trying times. Share This
by Victor Davis Hanson Tribune Media Services In the last three months, we’ve been reduced to something like the ancient Athenian mob — with opportunistic politicians sometimes inciting, sometimes catering to an already angry public. Share This
by Victor Davis Hanson PJ Media After outlining some “bad” trends — the conservative abandonment of budgetary restraint, the new liberal-Wall-Street nexus, the rise of therapeutic excuse-making for substandard behavior — I now offer three “ugly” trends. Share This
by Victor Davis Hanson PJ Media In the spirit of optimism, let’s review some good, some bad, and some downright ugly things about this present age. I’ll give three examples of each. For today, here’s the “bad.” Later this week, I’ll post the “ugly,” and then on the weekend the “good.” Share This
by Victor Davis Hanson Tribune Media Services When it comes to our complex economy, President Barack Obama would do well to heed the physician’s ancient commandment to first “do no harm.” Share This