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It’s 1968 All Over Again

by Victor Davis Hanson // National Review   The United States and the world appear to be reliving the language, politics, and global instability of 1968.   Almost a half-century ago, in 1968, the United States seemed to be falling apart.   The Vietnam War, a bitter and close presidential election, antiwar protests, racial riots, …

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From An Angry Reader: Dear Daniel Longo Mr Hanson, we can only thank you for the correct verbosity and non overuse of the word anemic, as any student of creative writing or freshman English would appreciate the lesson in your overly wordy presentation; problem is, and this seems frequently to escape your need to be …

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From An Angry Reader: Mr. Hanson, I read your opinion piece in Newsweek and wanted to respond. I wish you’d included numbers, information on programs and systems, budget levels, and other trends, rather than just a few quotes. Funding within the DoD always fluctuates, given whatever is the shiny new toy of the moment (it …

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The Glass House of the NFL

by Victor Davis Hanson// National Review   The league’s national significance is rapidly diminishing, due to hypocrisy and hyper-politicization in a once-loved American establishment.   The National Football League is a glass house that was cracking well before Donald Trump’s criticism of players who refuse to stand during the national anthem.   The NFL earned …

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Read this new essay by my colleague Dr Paul Gregory. http://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/353834-for-now-trump-dossier-creates-more-questions-than-answers#bottom-story-socials Share This

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Are Wars Caused by Accidents?

by Victor Davis Hanson// National Review   History shows that a lack of deterrence, not loose rhetoric, spurs aggression.   As tensions mount with North Korea, fears arise that President Trump’s tit-for-tat bellicose rhetoric with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un might lead to miscalculations — and thus an accidental war that could have been prevented. …

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How Silicon Valley Turned Off the Left and Right

by Victor Davis Hanson// National Review   After years of regulation immunity and radical profiteering, Silicon Valley mega-corporations are alienating their friends on both sides of the political aisle.   When Left and Right finally agree on something, watch out: The unthinkable becomes normal.   So it is with changing attitudes toward Silicon Valley.   …

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From An Angry Reader: Dear Professor Hanson, You are a hypocrite. You endlessly, in your writings and talks, decry people who say ‘if it ain’t perfect it ain’t good’, and yet you constantly moan about Obama just because he ‘wasn’t perfect’ and did some crooked things. You, sir, are a hypocrite. You could at least …

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