Fighting for Free Speech
FIRE’s guide to defending student rights on campuses by Bruce S. Thornton Private Papers If you have a child in college the most important book you both should read is available free of charge. Share This
The Disenchanted American
Are we growing world-weary? by Victor Davis Hanson National Review Online There is a new strange mood of acceptance among Americans about the world beyond our shores. Of course, we are not becoming naïve isolationists of 1930s vintage, who believe that we are safe by ourselves inside fortress America — not after September 11. Share
This is Your Wake-up Call
Jared Diamond can’t find the key to superior civilization. by Bruce S. Thornton Private Papers UCLA professor Jared Diamond’s journey into academic superstardom was jump-started when President Clinton held up Diamond’s 1999 Guns Germs and Steel before the news cameras, after which bestseller status and numerous prizes, including the Pulitzer, followed. Share This
Into the Tar Pits: Dinosaurs Either Evolve or Die
by Victor Davis Hanson National Review Online There was a time when the political lines about foreign policy were well drawn. Those on the Left felt that American democracy and global capitalism did not necessarily offer the rest of the world a much better alternative than either Soviet-sponsored Communism or third-world thuggery. Share This
Our Challenges in the Year Ahead
What we learned from three years of war. by Victor Davis Hanson Private Papers A shorter version of this essay recently appeared in the Australian Financial Review. Share This
From Gulag to Israel
Will freedom necessarily conquer fear societies? by Bruce S. Thornton Private Papers The Case for Democracy. The Power of Freedom to Overcome Tyranny and Terror by Natan Sharansky, with Rom Dermer (Public Affairs, 2004) 303 pp. Share This
Leave Rumsfeld Be
He is not to blame for our difficulties by Victor Davis Hanson National Review Online The Washington Post recently warned that doctors are urging interested parties of all types to get their flu shots before the “scarce” vaccine is thrown out. But how is such a surfeit possible when our national media scared us to death just
The Modern World’s Greatest Delusion
How enlightened are modern myths of sexuality? by Bruce S. Thornton Private Papers If you want a good guide to the pathologies of the liberal mind, look no farther than Frank Rich’s weekly column in the Sunday New York Times. Share This
Gay Old Times?
Oliver Stone perpetuates a classical myth by Victor Davis Hanson National Review Magazine The consensus about Oliver Stone’s Alexander is that the film’s splashy gay motifs could not overcome the stilted dialogue, ludicrous Irish-brogue and Count Dracula accents, and excruciating minutes of dead screen time devoted to model-like poses, secretive eye contact, and soap-opera double entendres. Share
Cracked Icons: Why the Left has Lost Credibility
by Victor Davis Hanson National Review Online There is much talk of post-election reorganization and rethinking among demoralized liberals, especially in matters of foreign policy. They could start by accepting that the demise of many of their cherished beliefs and institutions was not the fault of others. Share This