Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness Both the Harris-Walz presidential ticket and now lame-duck President Joe Biden keep insisting that they are Israel’s best friend. A snarly Biden recently bragged at a contentious press conference, “No administration has helped Israel more than I have. None, none, none. And I think [Netanyahu] should remember that.” Yet the… Continue reading Try a Little Honesty About Israel
Our Ukrainian War Narrative—Paradoxes, Obsessions, and Disconnects
Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness About half of America sympathizes with Ukraine’s plight and wishes to arm it. After all, Kyiv was attacked preemptively by Vladimir Putin on February 24, 2022, in an effort to decapitate its government and turn the country into a Russian satellite, perhaps similar to the status of a Belarus or… Continue reading Our Ukrainian War Narrative—Paradoxes, Obsessions, and Disconnects
October September Surprises!
Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness An October surprise is usually defined as the well-known (and more often left-wing) tactic of manufacturing or unloading a news story right before voting to surprise a rival without allowing them time sufficiently to respond or recover. Think of the last-minute bombshell disclosure, five days before the 2000 election, that… Continue reading October September Surprises!
Our So-called ‘Experts’ and their Silly Group-speak Letters
Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness One of the most preposterous recent trends has been the political use of supposed expert letters and declarations of support from so-called “authorities.” These pretentious testimonies of purported professionalism are different from the usual inane candidate endorsements from celebrities and politicos. Instead, they are used by politicians to impress and… Continue reading Our So-called ‘Experts’ and their Silly Group-speak Letters
Can Harris’s Cynical, Run-out-the Clock Campaign Succeed?
Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness Cynically running out the clock has been the overarching principle of the entire abbreviated 105-day presidential campaign of Kamala Harris—ever since Joe Biden, at the 11th-hour, dropped out in July. Harris seems unwilling or unable to answer any impromptu question that she has not been previously prepped for. Her answers… Continue reading Can Harris’s Cynical, Run-out-the Clock Campaign Succeed?
An Anatomy of the Post-Debate Detritus
Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness After the September 10, 2024, presidential debate between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, the Harris campaign became giddy. And why not? Pre-debate conventional wisdom had assured the country that underdog Harris would shock the nation with her endless wash/rinse/spin word salads of repeated phrases and memorized sound bites. She supposedly… Continue reading An Anatomy of the Post-Debate Detritus
A Forgettable Warped Debate
Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness The September 10th presidential debate went down as expected. Summed up, it was Sappy and the Blob pile on Grouchy. The smarmy and evasive Kamala Harris preened, posed, and proffered empty platitudes. The ABC moderators proved they were predictably and shamelessly biased. And an irate Donald Trump confirmed that he was… Continue reading A Forgettable Warped Debate
The Media Lies Add Up
Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness The public is exhausted after a decade of chronic untruth from the left-wing and its media. The 2016 presidential campaign will be long remembered for the false allegation that Donald Trump colluded with the Russians to warp the election. Citing the bogus “Steele dossier,” loser Hillary Clinton and other Democrat… Continue reading The Media Lies Add Up
Can They Really Reinvent Kamala Harris in 70 Days?
Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness An Opportunistic Mediocrity In theory, it should be hard for Kamala Harris to win the presidency of the United States. Under pressure, Harris just completed her first “live interview”—a disastrous performance that was mysteriously taped, edited, and emotionally supported by her co-interviewed running mate. During the interview, she claimed that… Continue reading Can They Really Reinvent Kamala Harris in 70 Days?
New Rules for Radicals: How to Reinvent Kamala Harris
Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness How do accomplished radicals elect a mediocre far-left presidential candidate? The task might at first seem impossible. Kamala Harris is currently a radical incumbent vice president. For more than three years, she was second in command to an unprecedentedly unliked Democrat president, his failed policies, and his unpopular record. Harris… Continue reading New Rules for Radicals: How to Reinvent Kamala Harris