Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness During the current Ukrainian war, the media has created a mythology that the Left was tough on Vladimir Putin’s Russia. And thus, now it simply continues its hard-nosed efforts in Ukraine. But nothing could be further from the truth. Aside from Biden’s original panic of evacuating American diplomatic personnel from… Continue reading Ukraine and the Malevolent Legacy of the Obama-Biden Administration
An Epidemic of Cognitive Impairment?
Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness Joe Biden, the nominal head of the Democratic Party, is 79. But he increasingly acts and sounds 89. Recently, Biden has pivoted repeatedly on stage with his arm outstretched to shake the hand—of someone not there. On one recent occasion Biden called out for Representative Jackie Walorski (R-Ind.) who passed away… Continue reading An Epidemic of Cognitive Impairment?
How Old Bad Ideas Become Wonderful
Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness There is no end of history. Instead, civilization is a constant fight to embrace what has worked for the common good through the ages—and to reject what in the past has failed abysmally. Bad and bankrupt ideas, protocols, and ideologies—like McCarthyism, communism, various cults, or fascism—resurface not because of their… Continue reading How Old Bad Ideas Become Wonderful
The Strangest Thing About ‘Semi-Fascist’ Trump
Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness For the Left, Donald Trump is synonymous with “fascism” (or “semi-fascism,” as Joe Biden put it the other day). And for Liz Cheney and most of the NeverTrumpers, he remains an existential threat to democracy. But to quantify those charges, what exactly has Trump done extralegally—as opposed to his bombast… Continue reading The Strangest Thing About ‘Semi-Fascist’ Trump
‘Civil War’ Porn
Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness As Joe Biden’s polls stagnate and the midterms approach, we are now serially treated to yet another progressive melodrama about the dangers of a supposed impending radical right-wing violent takeover. This time the alleged threat is a Neanderthal desire for a “civil war.” The FBI raid on Donald Trump’s Florida… Continue reading ‘Civil War’ Porn
The Left Should Be Happy with Biden
Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness The Left should be ecstatic that Joe Biden has given them everything they wanted. The Left likes inflation. It reduces the value of old money by printing lots of new money. Those richer who have it, lose the value of their money; those poorer who don’t have any money, suddenly… Continue reading The Left Should Be Happy with Biden
Biden and The Destruction of Wisdom
Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness There used to be an agreed-on body of wisdom, which both Left and Right, Republicans and Democrats, generally accepted. Heated arguments and invective centered on implementations and methods of solving problems, which at least both sides agreed were problems. Both ideologies accepted a common core of wisdom, despite their radical differences in interpreting… Continue reading Biden and The Destruction of Wisdom
Who Are the Real Insurrectionists?
Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness For 120 days in summer 2020, violent protesters destroyed some $2 billion in property and injured 1,500 police officers in riots that led to over 35 deaths. Because blue-state mayors and governors saw BLM and Antifa instigators as useful street soldiers, most of those arrested were never tried in court.… Continue reading Who Are the Real Insurrectionists?
The Cry-Baby Leftist Mind
Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness Modern progressives assume moral and intellectual authority. Consequently, their supposedly superior ends naturally justify almost any means necessary to achieve them. Among the elite, the Democrats’ “blue-wall” states were once considered a testament to the wisdom of the Electoral College. When that wall crumbled in 2016 to Trump, the Electoral College suddenly… Continue reading The Cry-Baby Leftist Mind
Why the Left Will Cut Biden Loose
Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness Republican pundits and conservative activists are debating whether they can win in 2024 with the successful Trump agenda, but without the controversial Donald Trump as their nominee. The Democrats have a similar, but far more serious dilemma with Joe Biden as the Democratic Party’s nominee in 2024. Unlike the Trump… Continue reading Why the Left Will Cut Biden Loose