Popularity Contest

Why they hate us, and like, us. by Victor Davis Hanson National Review Online The latest Pew poll of June 2007 purports to offer a comprehensive survey of what the world thinks of the United States. Share This

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Armies for Democracy–Past, Present, and Future

Has a grand tradition of “military liberalism” come to a dead end in Iraq? by Victor Davis Hanson American Spectator I. Distrusting the Military The complex and somewhat ill-defined relationship between the military establishment and constitutional government is a subject that has made many Americans uncomfortable, especially in the modern era when the United States

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Ripples of Retreat

Dark predictions for a post-withdraw world. by Victor Davis Hanson National Review Online The present Washington parlor game is to argue over the consequences of a precipitous withdrawal from Iraq. Share This

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The New York Times Surrenders

A monument to defeatism on the editorial page by Victor Davis Hanson City Journal Online On July 8, the New York Times ran an historic editorial entitled “The Road Home,” demanding an immediate American withdrawal from Iraq. It is rare that an editorial gets almost everything wrong, but “The Road Home” pulls it off. Consider, point by

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The Real Threat to Civil Liberties

by Victor Davis Hanson Real Clear Politics A common liberal complaint against the Bush administration is its supposed trampling of civil liberties. The Patriot Act, wiretaps, and Guantanamo supposedly have undermined our freedoms — or so we are warned ad nauseam by liberal watchdogs. Share This

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