Reflection on 1862
War critics offer nothing new in 2006 by Bruce S. Thornton Private Papers History, the Roman historian Livy said, is the best medicine for a troubled mind. Share This
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A Letter to the Europeans
Cry the beloved continent. by Victor Davis Hanson National Review Online Despite the bitter recrimination and growing rift between you and us, most Americans have not forgotten that a strong, confident Europe is still critical to the material and spiritual well being of the United States. Share This
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Hollywood’s Misunderstood Terrorists
by Victor Davis Hanson Tribune Media Services When terrorism goes to the movies in the post-Sept. 11 world, we might expect the plots, characters and themes to reflect some sort of believable reality. But in Hollywood, the politically correct impulse now overrides all else. Even the spectacular pyrotechnics, beautiful people and accomplished acting cannot hide
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Mi Casa Es Su Casa
by Victor Davis Hanson Wall Street Journal “Shameful,” screams Mexico’s President Vicente Fox, about the proposed extension of a security fence along the southern border of the U.S. “Stupid! Underhanded! Xenophobic!” bellowed his Foreign Secretary Luis Ernesto Derbez, warning: “Mexico is not going to bear, it is not going to permit, and it will not
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The Plague of Success
The paradox of ever-increasing expectations. by Victor Davis Hanson National Review Online After September 11 national-security-minded Democratic politicians fell over each other, voting for all sorts of tough measures. They passed the Patriot Act, approved the war in Afghanistan, voted to authorize the removal of Saddam Hussein, and nodded when they were briefed about Guantanamo
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Give ’em a Call
How to mitigate the collateral damage of hurt feelings. by Victor Davis Hanson Tribune Media Services When Abraham Lincoln conducted a controversial war, he stocked his Cabinet with former critics and potential rivals like Salmon Chase, Edwin Stanton and William Seward. Perhaps he sought a diversity of opinion or wished to appeal to a wider
Art Needs Moral Vision
Spielberg’s Munich offers only moral evasion by Bruce S. Thornton Private Papers Technical or artistic skill cannot compensate for moral confusion. This simple truth about art is as old as Plato, and applies to popular art like the movies as much as it does to high art. Share This
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Why Not Support Democracy?
Our orphan policy in the Middle East. by Victor Davis Hanson National Review Online Why still no big-font, front-page headlines screaming, “Millions Vote in Historic Middle East Election!” or “Democracy Comes At Last To Iraq” or “America’s Push for Iraqi Democracy Working”? Share This
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Iraq and Moral Distortion
by Victor Davis Hanson The American Enterprise Magazine The war that began on September 11, 2001 has unfortunately pushed international moral relativism and anti-Americanism back onto the front burner. Ugly paradoxes abound: Share This
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Fade Away
Nothing novel or memorable with our war critics by Victor Davis Hanson Tribune Media Services “I implore you to inaugurate or invite proposals for peace forthwith. And in case peace cannot now be made, consent to an armistice for one year.” Share This