Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness After only a hundred days, the Trump counterrevolution has made quite miraculous progress on the border, illegal immigration, cost-cutting, curbing the DEI/woke revolution, and a historic Ukrainian War settlement. The pushback to this multifront effort from the left has been formidable, if not hysterical. The greatest fury mostly centers around… Continue reading Trump, Tariffs, Trade—and a Taboo?
Ten Tariff Questions Never Asked
Victor Davis Hanson American Greatness Trump’s So-Called “Trade War.” Many call the American effort to obtain either tariff parity or a reduction in the roughly $1 trillion trade deficit and fifty years of consecutive trade deficits “a trade war.” But then what do they call the policies of the past half-century by Europe, Asia, China, and others… Continue reading Ten Tariff Questions Never Asked
The Late, Great Middle Class
It’s never been harder to find a decent job making something real. by Victor Davis Hanson // National Review Online The American middle class, like the American economy in general, is ailing. Labor-force participation has hit a 35-year low. Median household income is lower than it was five years ago. Only the top 5 percent of… Continue reading The Late, Great Middle Class
The News Behind the News: From Herman Cain to Blue Wall Street
Who Are These Fat-Cat Few at the Top?
Obama’s Blame Game
Wall Street’s Disgruntles Utopians
by Bruce S. Thornton FrontPage Magazine The Occupy Wall Street protesters are looking more and more like the shock troops of the Democratic Party’s electoral tactic of class warfare. Responding to a question about the protesters, the President gave an oblique endorsement when he said, “The American people understand that not everybody has been following… Continue reading Wall Street’s Disgruntles Utopians
Obama’s Racial Crisis
The California Corridor: Some Lessons on Government Largesse From the New Frontier
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… Continue reading The California Corridor: Some Lessons on Government Largesse From the New Frontier