THE HILLSDALE COLLEGE HISTORY DEPARTMENT PRESENTS A CONSTITUTION DAY PUBLIC LECTURE Reflections on the GOP Presidential Debates and Prospects for the 2016 Election Thursday, SEPTEMBER 17 • 7:00 PM MARKEL AUDITORIUM IN THE SAGE CENTER FOR THE ARTS VICTOR DAVIS HANSON Victor Davis Hanson is the Martin and Illie Anderson Senior Fellow in Residence in […]
What doesn’t kill me, makes me sadder. by Victor Davis Hanson // PJMedia Greek tragedy often ends with a succession of personal disasters that doom an Oedipus or Ajax — apparently part of a divinely inspired nemesis (retribution) to pay back personal hubris (overweening pride). The latter flaw seems to grow and grow until fate
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Boys and girls, Count Victor presents a berrry, berrry scarrrrrry tale of political corruption run amok. by Victor Davis Hanson // PJ Media Hillary Clinton will probably survive her latest ethical disaster. James Carville — of “if you drag a hundred dollar bill through a trailer park, you never know what you’ll find” fame —
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Putin is following a blueprint that dates back to Philip of Macedon. by Victor Davis Hanson // National Review Online Nothing that Vladimir Putin has done in gobbling up territories of the former Soviet Union is new. In fact, he simply apes every tyrant’s time-honored four-step plan of aggression. INVADE, WAIT — AND INVADE From Philip
Obama’s coalition is held together only by his personal mythography. by Victor Davis Hanson // National Review Online Political analysts still are arguing over why the Democratic party was washed away in the midterm election. Since 2008, ascendant progressives had been crowing over a fresh mosaic of energized minorities, newly franchised immigrants, single young urban
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Thank all of you so much for your kind messages and thoughts in these difficult times. You are all the only reason that I write, and your comments have brought our family such solace in untold ways. Sincerely your friend, Victor Davis Hanson Share This
Susannah Merry Hanson Susannah Merry Hanson, age 27, passed away suddenly on November 13 in Los Angeles, California after a brief illness. She was born in Selma, California on December 31, 1986. She is survived by her mother Cara Webb Hanson of Clovis and Santa Cruz; her father Victor Davis Hanson of Selma; her older sister
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Facts now pale in comparison with the higher truths of progressivism. by Victor Davis Hanson // National Review Online Do bothersome facts matter anymore? Not really. This is an age when Americans were assured that the Affordable Care Act lowered our premiums. It cut deductibles. Obamacare allowed us to keep our doctors and health plans,
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After yesterday’s horrific shooting, our thoughts and prayers are with the people of Ottawa. We stand whole-heartedly with them in their fight against terrorism. Victor Davis Hanson gives his perspective on the Garrison Radio Show on 93.1 WIBC-FM that the Canadian Parliament shooting is yet another reminder of the threat we all face. For the
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by Victor Davis Hanson // PJMedia It was tragically comical that the commander in chief in just a few weeks could go from referring to ISIS as “jayvee” and a manageable problem to declaring it an existential threat, in the same manner he upgraded the Free Syrian Army from amateurs and a fantasy to our
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