In politics today, intention, symbolism, and rhetoric are everything; facts, nothing. by Victor Davis Hanson National Review Online The Roman moralist Plutarch wrote a number of parallel lives of illustrious Greek and Roman notables to offer his Greek-reading audience ethical lessons about character, virtue, and culture. Share This
by Victor Davis Hanson Tribune Media Services Politicians now predict the implosion of the U.S. auto industry. Headlines warn that the entire banking system is on the verge of utter collapse. Share This
by Victor Davis Hanson NRO’s The Corner I think Obama may do more for George Bush’s reputation than anyone thinks. Share This
by Victor Davis Hanson PJ Media 1. Tempered not melted. The question is not whether America is in decline, but whether it is in decline at a more rapid pace than true of Europe, Russia, or Asia. Share This
by Victor Davis Hanson NRO’s The Corner ‘Hope And Change’ Meet ‘A Return to Normalcy’? It seems that, on the one hand, some conservatives are relieved that on matters of the Bush tax policies, the reaction to the financial meltdown, and foreign policy, including two wars, Obama has suddenly triangulated and, in sober and judicious fashion,
Well, it wasn’t conservatism. by Victor Davis Hanson National Review Online Conservatives have already in the three weeks after the election come up with three competing explanations — and remedies — for their congressional defeats and the victory of the relatively unknown Barack Obama. Share This
by Victor Davis Hanson PJ Media 1. Four years of high-school Latin would dramatically arrest the decline in American education. Share This
by Victor Davis Hanson Tribune Media Services We all remember the advice about failure we received from our parents and teachers. “If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again.” “Learn from your mistakes.” “Failure breeds success.” Share This
by Victor Davis Hanson PJ Media Some openings for Obama 1) Iraq. Far fewer American soldiers died in combat in Iraq over the last forty days than were murdered in Obama’s Chicago during the commensurate period. Share This
by Victor Davis Hanson NRO’s The Corner The King Is Dead; Long Live the King! One dilemma for Obama is that his campaign was especially apocalyptic about America: Bush ruined everything. Share This