Explaining why Paul Wolfowitz is a travesty and Sandy Berger is a snooze. by Victor Davis Hanson National Review Online The resigned Scooter Libby did not leak Valerie Plame’s name, a fact known to a special prosecutor charged with finding out who did and if were a crime. Share This
by Victor Davis Hanson Tribune Media Services It is usually silly to offer a single solution to complex problems. But it’s hard not to when looking at the serial savagery in Iran and the Arab world. Share This
A civilization that has become just a dream. by Victor Davis Hanson National Review Online I recently had a dream that British marines fought back, like their forefathers of old, against criminals and pirates. When taken captive, they proved defiant in their silence. When released, they talked to the tabloids with restraint and dignity, and accepted
Priority problems. by Raymond Ibrahim National Review Online All humans generally live according to some set of priorities. A person may make a priority of health, of pleasure, of study, of almost anything, really. But it is practically a law of nature that a person must make a priority of something. Even those who lead
by Victor Davis Hanson Tribune Media Services It’s probably a good rule to do the opposite of anything the Iranian theocracy wants. Apparently, this government is now doing its darnedest to be bombed. So, for the time being, we should not grant them this wish. Share This
Is Judeo-Christian violence the same thing as Islamic violence? by Raymond Ibrahim Private Papers Since the terrorist strikes of 9/11, Islam has often been accused of being intrinsically violent. In response, a number of apologetics have been offered in defense of the religion. Share This
by Victor Davis Hanson The American A shorter version of this essays appeared in the column “Geopolitics” in the March-April issue of The American. Share This
by Victor Davis Hanson Tribune Media Services The threat from radical Islamic terrorists will not vanish when President Bush leaves office, or if funds for the Iraq war are cut off in 2008. Share This
by Victor Davis Hanson The American Legion A slightly shorter version of this essay appears in the April 2007 issue of The American Legion. Share This
The EU’s delusions about the sufficiency of “soft” power are embarrassingly revealed. by Victor Davis Hanson National Review Online ‘It’s completely outrageous for any nation to go out and arrest the servicemen of another nation in waters that don’t belong to them.” So spoke Admiral Sir Alan West, former First Sea Lord of the Royal