The End of Sparta: An Excerpt
Private Papers After the battle of Leuktra, and the defeat of Sparta, the Thebans parley with the Spartan general Lichas, who remains as defiant as ever: Share This
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The End of the Euro?
Good riddance to a bad idea. by Bruce S. Thornton Defining Ideas The champions of the European Union once touted it as a “bold new experiment in living” and “the best hope in an insecure age.” Share This
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Yet Another Reason to Leave the UN
by Bruce S. Thornton FrontPage Magazine No one familiar with the sordid history of the United Nations should be surprised at the moral idiocy recently on display in Turtle Bay, when the General Assembly cheered Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’ demand for statehood despite offering Israel nothing in return. Share This
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Do We Need Politicians Who Are Smart or Virtuous?
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
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The Global Fairness Madness
by Victor Davis Hanson National Review Online Whether in the fights over the US debt limit or the rioting in Athens, the common global theme is not poverty in absolute terms, but more often fairness — as in having about the same amount of things as others do. Share This
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Liberal Frankensteins
by Victor Davis Hanson National Review Online This Fourth of July, what remains is the Founders’ vision of a limited government; the idea of a population united by common values, themes, and ideas; a republican form of checks-and-balances government to prevent demagoguery, factions, and tyranny of the majority; the sanctity and autonomy of the nation-state;
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There Are No Socialists
by Victor Davis Hanson PJ Media Are There Really Socialists? Two unconnected developments were announced this past week. President Obama is releasing oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, despite the absence of a global embargo or horrific natural disaster — and despite a litany of assertions from 2008 that drilling and increased supply might only
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Foreign Thoughts
by Victor Davis Hanson NRO’s The Corner Editor’s Note: These passages are drawn from recent articles on The Corner. Mexifornia, Quite Literally! “I love this country, it has given me everything that I have, and I’m proud to be part of it,” said Victor Sanchez, a 37-year-old Monrovia resident wearing a Mexico jersey. “But yet, I didn’t
Thoughts on the Greek Madness
by Victor Davis Hanson NRO’s The Corner Anyone who has lived in Greece can see why the question of default or a “haircut” is not a matter of if, but when. Share This
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DSK’s Technocratic Socialism
by Victor Davis Hanson NRO’s The Corner The bizarre story of socialist IMF head Dominique Strauss-Kahn was almost storybook: Share This
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