Political Culture

Oil-Rich America?

by Victor Davis Hanson Tribune Media Services There is a revolution going on in America. But it is not part of the Tea Party or the loud Occupy Wall Street protests. Share This

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Rage On–and On and On…

by Victor Davis Hanson PJ Media Occupy Wall Street? I’ve been following the Wall Street protests, in New York and elsewhere. I read as well of the Democratic Party’s sorta interest in turning the anger of a few into a left-wing Tea-Party-like movement of many. Share This

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Who Are These Fat-Cat Few at the Top?

by Victor Davis Hanson Tribune Media Services First lady Michelle Obama the other day railed at “the few at the top,” who do all sorts of bad things. Share This

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Occupy What?

by Victor Davis Hanson PJ Media Playing With Fire Occupy Wall Street follows three years of sloppy presidential name-calling — “millionaires and billionaires,” slurs about Las Vegas and the Super Bowl, profit-mad, limb-lopping doctors, introspection that now is not the time for profits [1] and at some point we should cease making money, spread the wealth, punish …

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Railing Against Reality

by Victor Davis Hanson Tribune Media Services Last week, protests broke out again in Europe, from Rome to London. The monthlong Occupy Wall Street demonstrations in New York have spread. The current unrest follows this summer’s riots in London and flash mob incidents in US cities. Share This

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Wall Street’s Disgruntles Utopians

by Bruce S. Thornton FrontPage Magazine The Occupy Wall Street protesters are looking more and more like the shock troops of the Democratic Party’s electoral tactic of class warfare. Responding to a question about the protesters, the President gave an oblique endorsement when he said, “The American people understand that not everybody has been following …

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Democracy’s New Discontents

by Victor Davis Hanson Tribune Media Services Once upon a time, loud dissent, filibustering in the Senate, and gridlock in the House were as democratic as apple pie. Share This

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Postmodern Class Warfare

by Victor Davis Hanson Tribune Media Services When President Obama’s polls hit 40 percent approval, he fumed at “billionaires and millionaires,” “fat cat bankers” and “corporate jet owners.” Share This

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Do We Need Politicians Who Are Smart or Virtuous?

by Bruce S. Thornton Advancing a Free Society “The president isn’t very bright,” Bret Stephens writes in The Wall Street Journal, an assessment that raises an important question: Is “intelligence” necessary in a president? Share This

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