by Victor Davis Hanson Tribune Media Services What makes two-dozen British Muslims want to blow up thousands of innocent passengers on jumbo jets? Why does al Qaeda plan hourly to kill civilians? And why does oil-rich Iran wish to “wipe out” Israel ? Share This
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A reluctant world begins to confront reality. by Victor Davis Hanson National Review Online Pessimism is now the conventional wisdom about the wars in the Middle East , and, indeed, it is hard to find any good news in the recent ceasefire. Share This
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by Victor Davis Hanson Cato Unbound [In a current Cato Institute forum (published in Cato Unbound), VDH was asked to reply to the lead essay “Mexicans in America” by Richard Rodriguez. What follows is VDH’s reply.] Share This
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by Victor Davis Hanson Tribune Media Services The reactions and media coverage coming out of the West regarding this latest war in the Middle East are as bewildering as they are instructive. Share This
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Why the U.N. can’t solve the problem of Hezbollah by Bruce S. Thornton Private Papers The U.N. resolution that supposedly will solve the problem of Hezbollah is a perfect example of the delusions inhibiting the West in its fight against jihadist terror. Share This
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Why the U.N. can’t solve the problem of Hezbollah. by Bruce S. Thornton Private Papers The U.N. resolution that supposedly will solve the problem of Hezbollah is a perfect example of the delusions inhibiting the West in its fight against jihadist terror. Share This
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The difficulties of fighting in an absurdly complicated region. by Victor Davis Hanson National Review Online Prior to September 11, the general consensus was that conventional Middle East armies were paper tigers and that their terrorist alternatives were best dealt with by bombing them from a distance — as in Lebanon, Afghanistan, Iraq, east Africa,
by Victor Davis Hanson Tribune Media Services Despite the claims of terrorist organizations, Israel’s current two-front war is not just about land. After all, Hezbollah and Hamas fired rockets from Lebanonand Gaza well after Israel had withdrawn from both places. Share This
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A familiar place. by Victor Davis Hanson National Review Online When I used to read about the 1930s — the Italian invasion of Abyssinia, the rise of fascism in Italy, Spain, and Germany, the appeasement in France and Britain, the murderous duplicity of the Soviet Union, and the racist Japanese murdering in China — I
The Brink of Madness Read More »
by Victor Davis Hanson National Review Magazine [A shorter version of this essay appears in the current issue of National Reviewmagazine.] Share This
Riding Off Into the Sunset Read More »