by Raymond Ibrahim Chronicle for Higher Education When the September 11 attacks occurred, I was in Fresno, Calif., researching my M.A. thesis on the Battle of Yarmuk, one of the first yet little-known battles between Christendom and Islam, waged in 636 A.D. Share This
Iraq doesn’t need to be a Kodak moment. by Victor Davis Hanson National Review Online There is no need to review the now common judgment on the Iraqi war as a fiasco, quagmire, or “worst” something or other in American history. Share This
by Victor Davis Hanson Tribune Media Services Have American academics lost their collective minds? This week, Columbia University allowed Iran’s loony President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to be a lecturer on its campus. Share This
The showy compromise of free speech in Belgium by Bruce S. Thornton Private Papers As the headquarters for the European Union, Brussels is the capital of the EUtopia that Europeans and blue-state Americans keep touting as the social-political order superior to that of the United States. Share This
The Middle East is not falling down. by Victor Davis Hanson National Review Online Something quite strange is happening: Despite all the bad news about the Middle East from the European and American media, things actually seem to be improving. Share This
More al Qaeda double talk by Raymond Ibrahim National Review Online As with every message directed to the West, Osama bin Laden’s most recent address begins and ends with his hallmark sentence: “Peace to whoever follows guidance.” Share This
What does Bin Laden want? by Victor Davis Hanson National Review Online We’ve been arguing over al Qaeda’s aims since before 9/11. Some take Osama bin Laden’s specific complaints seriously. Share This
Bad cultural habits plague the West in the War on Terror by Bruce S. Thornton City Journal Six years after the terrorist attacks of 9/11, we continue to hunt for those whose blunders let them happen. Share This
The world again turns to Jews. by Victor Davis Hanson Tribune Media Services Who recently said: “These Jews started 19 Crusades. The 19th was World War I. Why? Only to build Israel.” Share This
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