by Victor Davis Hanson
PJ Media
It is not easy to ruin the American economy; doing nothing[1] usually means it repairs itself[2] and soon is healthier than before a recession. Continue reading “How to Weaken an Economy”
Author: victorhanson
Victor Davis Hanson is the Martin and Illie Anderson Senior Fellow in Residence in Classics and Military History at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University, a professor of Classics Emeritus at California State University, Fresno, and a nationally syndicated columnist for Tribune Media Services. He is also the Wayne & Marcia Buske Distinguished Fellow in History, Hillsdale College, where he teaches each fall semester courses in military history and classical culture.
Obama’s Non-Triangulation
by Victor Davis Hanson
National Review Online
After the election, dozens of op-eds — I wrote one myself — cautioned the president about second-term overreach, focusing on how either hubris or simple fate has seemed to do in most modern second presidential terms. Continue reading “Obama’s Non-Triangulation”
The California Mordida
by Victor Davis Hanson
Tribune Media Services
California now works on the principle of the mordida, or “bite.” Its government assumes that it can take something extra from residents for the privilege of living in their special state. Continue reading “The California Mordida”
Journalists as Ring Wraiths
by Victor Davis Hanson
National Review Online
Today’s Washington journalists are like J. R. R. Tolkien’s ring wraiths, petty lords who wanted a few shiny golden Obama rings — only to end up as shrunken slaves to the One. Continue reading “Journalists as Ring Wraiths”
Explaining the Inexplicable
by Victor Davis Hanson
PJ Media
Almost daily we witness things that make no sense. A few examples, from the profound to the trivial. Continue reading “Explaining the Inexplicable”
American Recessional
by Victor Davis Hanson
Tribune Media Services
Republicans and Democrats are blaming one another for impending cuts to the defense budget brought about by sequestration. Continue reading “American Recessional”
Beautifully Medieval California
by Victor Davis Hanson
PJ Media
Gates Close at Dusk
At about dusk, I close two large metal gates to my driveways. The security lights come on, and I enjoy intramural life. Continue reading “Beautifully Medieval California”
Gilded Class Warriors
by Victor Davis Hanson
Tribune Media Services
In his first term President Obama was criticized for trash-talking the one-percenters while enjoying the aristocracy of Martha’s Vineyard and the nation’s most exclusive golf courses. Continue reading “Gilded Class Warriors”
Brave New World
by Victor Davis Hanson
PJ Media
The Revolutions We Missed
Sometimes societies just plod along, oblivious that the world is being reinvented right under their noses. In 2000, one never saw pedestrians bumping into themselves as they glued their noses to iPhones. Continue reading “Brave New World”
Why Do Societies Give Up?
by Victor Davis Hanson
Tribune Media Services
Why do once-successful societies ossify and decline?
Hundreds of reasons have been adduced for the fall of Rome and the end of the Old Regime in 18th-century France. Continue reading “Why Do Societies Give Up?”