by Victor Davis Hanson Tribune Media Services After Socrates was convicted by a court of questionable charges, his friends planned to break him out of his jail in Athens. But the philosopher refused to flee. Instead, he insisted that a citizen who lived in a consensual society should not pick and choose which laws he […]

It’s far from a safe bet. by Victor Davis Hanson National Review Online Lately, it has become popular to recant on Iraq. When 2,500 Americans are lost, and when the improvised explosive device monopolizes the war coverage, it is easy to see why — especially with elections coming up in November, and presidential primaries not

Wherein, for example, the rich and poor join hands. by Victor Davis Hanson National Review Online [A shorter version of this essay appeared in the June 5, 2006 issue of National Review magazine.] Share This

by Victor Davis Hanson The American Enterprise Online With the collapse of the Soviet Union, Marxism was discredited as an unworkable — and often murderous — alternative to consumer capitalism. Eastern Europe was freed and began to prosper in a manner unimaginable just a decade earlier. Share This

by Victor Davis Hanson Tribune Media Services Why did the United States suddenly reverse course and agree to negotiate directly with the Iranians over their development of a nuclear arsenal? Share This

Formulaic warfare. by Victor Davis Hanson National Review Online As with the formulaic type scenes of Homeric epic, there now arises a sense of familiarity with the current outcries over Haditha. Share This

by Victor Davis Hanson Commentary Magazine Ten years ago, Michael R. Gordon of the New York Times and the retired General Bernard Trainor wrote a critically acclaimed revisionist history of the first Gulf war. Share This

by Victor Davis Hanson Tribune Media Services The European countryside is as beautiful as ever. Hotels in the cities are as packed as they are high-priced. Tourists fill Rome. The same bustle is evident from Lisbon to Frankfurt. Everywhere European stewards welcome in millions of sightseers to enjoy the treasures of Western civilization. Never has

And the constraints on American power. by Victor Davis Hanson National Review Online The Alternative to Punitive War The nature of American military power in our age is defined by how it is constrained — through nuclear deterrence, political realities, and cost/benefit analysis. Share This