by Victor Davis Hanson
National Review Online
As the election year heats up, we seem not to have noticed the surreal nature of the campaign. Continue reading “Obama’s Surreal Campaign”
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.
The Middle East Mess
by Victor Davis Hanson
National Review Online
Most polls show a decided unease to preempt in Iran, at least for now. The nearly inexplicable failure to encourage the 2009 Iranian protests seems more regrettable each month. Continue reading “The Middle East Mess”
Saudi Grand Mufti Calls for “Destruction of All Churches in Region”
by Raymond Ibrahim
Jihad Watch
According to several Arabic news sources, last Monday, Sheikh Abdul Aziz bin Abdullah, the Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia, declared that it is “necessary to destroy all the churches of the region.” Continue reading “Saudi Grand Mufti Calls for “Destruction of All Churches in Region””
Iran Senses Western Weakness
by Bruce S. Thornton
FrontPage Magazine
As the clock ticks closer to a nuclear-armed Iran, the Western powers are girding their loins for — more talks. Continue reading “Iran Senses Western Weakness”
We Give Up
by Victor Davis Hanson
Tribune Media Services
Americans — left, right, Democrats, and Republicans — are all sick of thankless nation-building in the Middle East. Yet democratization was not our first choice, but rather a last resort after other methods failed. Continue reading “We Give Up”
The Historical Reality of the Muslim Conquests
by Raymond Ibrahim
Jihad Watch
Because it is now almost axiomatic for American school textbooks to whitewash all things Islamic (see here for example), it may be instructive to examine one of those aspects that are regularly distorted: the Muslim conquests. Continue reading “The Historical Reality of the Muslim Conquests”
The Gaseous Policies of Barack Obama
by Victor Davis Hanson
PJ Media
“They” Did It (Again)!
There are no “oil men” in the White House. So the Obamites cannot, as in the past, blame Halliburton, BP, or Exxon for rigging gas prices out of the Oval Office. Continue reading “The Gaseous Policies of Barack Obama”
What We Do Not Want to Hear Anymore
by Victor Davis Hanson
Pj Media
NO MAS, MR. PRESIDENT
The State of the Union could have been written [1] by a computer program. Continue reading “What We Do Not Want to Hear Anymore”
Syrian Ironies
by Victor Davis Hanson
National Review Online
The more Bashar Assad butchers Syrian dissidents, the more the world community expresses outrage — while it does little to stop the bloodletting. Why? Continue reading “Syrian Ironies”
Europe in the Rearview Mirror
by Victor Davis Hanson
PJ Media
The Dream and the Nightmare
The European Union was always a paradox. Its existence was predicated entirely on the notion of German guilt, translating into massive cash transfers east and south. Continue reading “Europe in the Rearview Mirror”