by Victor Davis Hanson The American (Sept-Oct 2007) Is it five or ten or fifteen — years that are necessary to win wars of counterinsurgency such as Iraq? By now, Americans are well acquainted with such warnings that patience — along with political and economic reforms, not just arms — defeats guerrillas. Share This
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In academic revision, Christ is confused, the Prophet humanitarian. by Raymond Ibrahim National Review Online Few things are more demonstrative of the sad state of affairs of modern academia than the increasingly fictionalized portrayals of the founders of the two largest religions in the world: Jesus and Mohammad. Share This
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Reflections on 9/11, six years later. by Victor Davis Hanson National Review Online On that day, we watched tape of the doomed in suits diving head first from the burning floors, hoping to splatter on roofs rather than crush and kill incoming firefighters — as some tragically did. Share This
Remembering the uncovered plots since 9/11 by Victor Davis Hanson Tribune Media Services Another anniversary of 9/11 is near. It’s been nearly six long years since a catastrophic attack on our shores, and we’ve understandably turned to infighting and second-guessing — about everything from Guantanamo to wiretaps. Share This
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Interview by Bernard Chapin FrontPageMagazine.com Bernard Chapin is a writer and school psychologist living in Chicago. His latest book concerns the implosion of a school he worked at and loved: Escape from Gangsta Island: A School’s Progressive Decline. Share This
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by Raymond Ibrahim Private Papers After being accused of having a special vendetta against Muslims, Pope Benedict XVI is back in the spotlight for offending Jews, Protestants, and the Orthodox. Share This
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by Victor Davis Hanson Tribune Media Services George Bush is not a very popular fellow. Share This
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For now, we should avoid smoking Tehran. by Victor Davis Hanson National Review Online There’s been ever more talk on Iran. President Bush — worried about both Americans being killed by Iranian mines in Iraq, and Tehran’s progress toward uranium enrichment — is ratcheting up the rhetoric. Share This
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Interview with Victor Davis Hanson MindingTheCampus.com John Leo, Editor of MindingTheCampus.com, hosts Victor Davis Hanson to discuss his most recent article from the summer issue of City Journal, “Why Study War?”. Hanson is the Martin and Illie Anderson Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution and a City Journal Contributing Editor. Share This
by Victor Davis Hanson Tribune Media Services Last week I went shopping in our small rural hometown, where my family has attended the same public schools since 1896. Without exception, all six generations of us — whether farmers, housewives, day laborers, business people, writers, lawyers or educators — were given a good, competitive K-12 education.
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