by Victor Davis Hanson Defining Ideas William Shawcross, the British journalist, historian, and human rights advocate — once a fierce critic of the Nixon-Kissinger years, now a defender of the West’s struggle against radical Islam — has written the best book yet on the dilemmas Western governments face in dealing with Islamic terrorists.1 Share This
The American Way of War Read More »
by Victor Davis Hanson Tribune Media Services Richard Nixon went to Red China with political impunity. Had a Democrat tried that, he would have been branded a Commie appeaser. Share This
by Victor Davis Hanson Tribune Media Services We are in a long war against radical Islamic terrorism. The struggle seems almost similar to the on-again/off-again ordeals of the past — such as the French-English Hundred Years War of the 14th and 15th centuries, or the Thirty Years War between Catholics and Protestants in the 17th
by Victor Davis Hanson National Review Online We are told there are lots of reasons why borrowing $5 trillion in less than three years and federalizing healthcare have not yet restored prosperity. Share This
Obama’s Blame Game Read More »
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
Democracy’s New Discontents Read More »
by Victor Davis Hanson Tribune Media Services Suddenly, liberal op-ed writers are trashing — even lampooning — Barack Obama as a one-term president (“one and done”). Centrist Democrats up for reelection in 2012 openly worry about inviting a kindred president into their districts, lest the new pariah lose them votes. Share This
Obama Becomes the Fall Guy Read More »
by Victor Davis Hanson PJ Media The Great Warpath This summer it has been a softer, modern version of living in a cabin on the Great Warpath circa 1740 near Albany or Montreal (in this regard, take a look at Eliot Cohen’s new book Conquered into Liberty on the origins of the American way of war), readying
The California Corridor: Some Lessons on Government Largesse From the New Frontier Read More »
by Victor Davis Hanson Tribune Media Services Why did radical Islamic terrorists kill almost 3,000 Americans a decade ago? Share This
Myth and Reality After 9/11 Read More »
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
Do We Need Politicians Who Are Smart or Virtuous? Read More »
by Victor Davis Hanson Tribune Media Services During the recent debt crisis, President Obama talked about the need for bipartisan compromise and, as in the past, urged civility. Share This
Spare Us the Sermons, Mr. President Read More »