Victor Davis Hanson The Myth of the Oppressed Palestinians There are lots of refugees in the world with much longer claims of displacement than the Palestinians, and also some with much more recent suffering. And yet we hear nothing about them. Does anyone challenge Turkish president Erdogan for his ongoing threats to send missiles into […]
Victor Davis Hanson The Myth of “Proportionality” As a general rule, in the long history of war, victory is found only by being disproportionate in the use of force. That is a truism so banal as to need little elaboration. When both sides are “proportionate” in their ability to harm their opponents, the result is
Victor Davis Hanson Hamas Is an Aberration Without Popular Support? After the forced removal of all Israelis from Gaza in 2005, and the Western-sanctioned election of 2006 that led to Hamas taking power, there has not been a single election. The Middle East rule of “one election, one time” has been in effect for over
From an Angry Reader: Mr. Hansen Normally, I appreciate your insight and political commentary. However, this recent column leaves a LOT to be desired in the intellectual honesty department. First, you refer to the border wall not being built, apparently trying to imply that Trump was opposed at every turn by Congress. The facts are
Victor Davis Hanson The American barn was a symbol, its profile a stark reminder that rural America was healthy and raised families as well as food. The old wisdom of my grandfather echoes as the job nears completion, and I begin to get an inkling of what the finished barn will look like: “You can
Victor Davis Hanson In the end, I said “Ok, let’s do it”—just as the latest torrential storm hit (so much for the tired warning that the “drought is not over” as we receive two back-to-back near-record years of rain and snow). Over the last two weeks, all sorts of lumber and materials arrived. Manlifts were
Victor Davis Hanson So, 150 years after the barn’s birth, the last month’s California storms started to flop up the roof sheets again. In one gusty hour, I saw the roofline sway and the barn itself shake. Another far more skilled and imaginative roofer came out who two years ago had saved some of the
Victor Davis Hanson When the almond shakers and sweepers of the surrounding orchards kicked up clouds of dust the floors by this November were 3–4 inches deep in dirt. It was in theory a barn, but so perforated and porous that the inside was not much different from the world outside. About 10 years ago
Victor Davis Hanson I was told by my grandfather (1890–1976) that his grandmother Lucy Anna Davis (1832–1923) when she and her boys arrived by train here from Missouri (ca. 1870–71), bought what is now left of our present farm from the railroad (ca. $4 an acre contingent on improvements made within a set period of
What is the Matter with Victor? Part Two 4) By late 2019, the Trump administration finally had managed to cease stop-and-release, rebuild over 500 miles of the rickety border fence, begin on new portions of it, demand refugees apply for status in their own countries, and leverage President Obrador of Mexico to stop transiting millions