Victor Davis Hanson A Child’s Garden of Animals I once talked to the Land Bank officer, a smart though cranky accountant near retirement. He called our farming operation “non-rational,” after he viewed the layout of my grandfather’s 120 acres. My Punjabi neighbor (who begrudgingly admitted that, as one of the first Sikhs to arrive in […]
Victor Davis Hanson A Child’s Garden of Animals I used to think America was divided into two halves: the majority who have never spoken or known those born in the 19th century, and the minority who have. The latter were given a great gift that is imprinted upon them since youth, a glimpse into wisdom
Victor Davis Hanson Historian’s Corner Inflation Does President Biden deliberately invite inflation? Is it some sort of cruel Jacobin redistribution scheme? As inflation roars, those of the middle class on fixed incomes or with modest passbook accounts lose 5-7 percent of their money per year. What are they supposed to do with their life-savings of $50,000–$100,000?
Victor Davis HansonHistorian’s Corner Afghanistan How does one destroy Afghanistan in a matter of days? How could anyone just abandon a new $1 billion embassy, a huge $300 million refitted Bagram air base, and $50-70 billion in military equipment to the Taliban? How could a president virtually destroy U.S. deterrence at a time when Russia
Victor Davis Hanson Historian’s Corner Critics of the Biden administration have a difficult time assessing motive, given the inexplicable suicidal nature of Biden’s chaotic policies. How could a kind, sane, or capable man do such things since January 20, 2021? Americans know the effects of his disastrous first 14 months but argue over the causes for
Victor Davis HansonA Child’s Garden of Animals Any more creative (i.e., stupid) ideas? In Fields Without Dreams I wrote about our Ruby Seedless vineyard fiasco in which our cutting-edge new vineyard variety of big beautiful red grapes rotted the moment they were ready to harvest (the Ag extension officer once told me the once supposedly
Victor Davis Hanson A Child’s Garden of Animals Each March swarms of blackbirds arrive in the yard to mate, nest, hatch their eggs—and make themselves detested. Life is quiet and clean until March and then again in late June when most disappear. But now they seem to believe they own the environs and will alter
From A Not Angry Reader At All: Hello Mr. Hanson, I heard you say in an interview that it would help to spread out our Federal government agencies. The FBI or Agriculture ministry and any other branch could benefit from being spread out across the USA and be away from Washington DC. I heard the
Victor Davis HansonHistorian’s Corner 8. History. It is critical to cite historical exempla. So by all means we need to learn of the tortured 500-year relationship between Ukraine and Russia. Remind us that Army Group South slaughtered 5-million Russians, including somewhere between 500,000 to 1 million Ukrainians during Operation Barbarossa. Do not forget Erich von
Victor Davis HansonHistorian’s Corner Here are three more paradoxes and pitfalls to be avoided in the Ukraine War. 5. Zelensky has a right to feel furious that he cannot stop the aerial bombardment of his nation, and the ease so far with which Russian missiles and bombs flatten his cities. It may indeed be wise