September 2004

by Victor Davis Hanson This is the second of four parts written for Private Papers. Part Two Why the new hysterical hatred? There are a variety of ways to account for this unhinged hatred detailed in “The new candor about killing George Bush.” Share This

What to ask John Kerry by Victor Davis Hanson New York Times The New York Times asked a few leading commentators to pose questions to President Bush and Senator Kerry at the first debate on September 30th, 2004. Share This

by Victor Davis Hanson This series written for Private Papers will appear in four parts. Part One The new candor about killing George Bush The American Left has become increasingly hysterical since September 11th. Share This

A bankrupt generation is fading away. by Victor Davis Hanson National Review Online Dan Rather’s initial, furious street-side defense of an amateurish forgery — smug, huffy, self-righteous — brings to mind one of those bad movies about the Paris barricades, especially the grainy, black-and-white shots of powdered and wigged aristocrats on their way to the …

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by Victor Davis Hanson National Review Magazine This essay appeared in the September 7, 2004 National Review Magazine. John Kerry is worried about his record of support for gay unions, abortion-on-demand, and other hot-button liberal causes that rile moderate swing voters outside of New England. Share This

Leaving now would be a disaster. by Victor Davis Hanson National Review Online “War is a series of catastrophes that results in victory.” — Georges Clemenceau Share This

by Victor Davis Hanson Private Papers Recently there was a demonstration not far from my home in central California. A number of illegal aliens were marching to demand the right to obtain California driver’s licenses. Their shrill advocates on television claimed that illegal residents of the state were willing to put up with demeaning questions …

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Why so little anti-Americanism? by Victor Davis Hanson Private Papers Well apart from the obvious lessons of the recent Olympic games that the amazing Greeks really did pull it off at the eleventh hour without major terrorist incidents, there was another story that remained largely ignored. Share This

Three years of terrorism since September 11. by Victor Davis Hanson National Review Online Chechen Islamicists burn up Russian airliners and shoot schoolgirls — and say they are victims, deprived of the chance for their own autonomous theocracy. Share This