by Bruce S. Thornton
RightNetwork.com
Our understanding of modern jihadism has been compromised by a false narrative in which a noble religion has been “hijacked” and distorted by extremists. Continue reading “Misunderstanding Muslim “Tolerance””
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 Glass House
by Victor Davis Hanson
National Review Online
Preachers and professors have it hard as presidents. They sermonize too much. Finally the public gets tired of being lectured by those whom they increasingly see as no more upright than themselves. Prophets crumble from feet of clay, and stones shatter glass houses. Continue reading “Obama’s Glass House”
An Apologetic 9/11?
by Victor Davis Hanson
PJ Media
Words Not Spoken
I listened carefully to the president’s commemorative speech and many of the other public statements from our elected officials. This year’s anniversary marked a somewhat new tone, tentative, near apologetic — as if the Ground Zero and Pentagon attacks were wholly tragic rather than solely due to the premeditated murdering of radical Islamic zealots. Continue reading “An Apologetic 9/11?”
Decline Is in the Mind
by Victor Davis Hanson
PJ Media
With a Whimper Not a Bang
Juxtapose pictures of Frankfurt and Liverpool in 1945, and then again in 2010 (or for that matter Hiroshima and Detroit). Something seems awry. Perhaps one can see, even in these superficial images, that something other than military defeat more often erodes societies. Continue reading “Decline Is in the Mind”
A Sleeper Reply: A Reply to “Martial Flaw”
by Victor Davis Hanson
Private Papers
From time to time I post replies to critics. Here is a letter I sent to the journal Democracyin reply to a quite strange rant from one Jim Sleeper about Makers of Ancient Strategy, which I recently edited for Princeton University Press. The book was about the influence of ancient strategy on the contemporary world, and had nothing to do with politics, ancient or modern. But somehow Mr. Sleeper skipped the book written and focused on its editor. Continue reading “A Sleeper Reply: A Reply to “Martial Flaw””
Rethinking George Bush?
by Victor Davis Hanson
Tribune Media Services
Former President George W. Bush left office with the lowest approval ratings since Richard Nixon. In reaction, for nearly two years President Barack Obama won easy applause by prefacing almost every speech on his economic policies with a “Bush did it” put-down. Continue reading “Rethinking George Bush?”
Enough Already with Reverend Jones
by Victor Davis Hanson
NRO’s The Corner
Everyone is trying to outdo one another in righteous condemnation of the Reverend Terry Jones and his micro-flock, to assure the world that 50 people out of 300 million does not a majority make. Continue reading “Enough Already with Reverend Jones”
History and War: An Interview with VDH
by John Hawkins
Right Wing News
Victor Davis Hanson is an extraordinary writer with an encyclopedic knowledge of historical warfare. His columns are magnificent and his books are even better. So, I was pleased to have an opportunity to interview him about his newest book, The Father of Us All: War and History, Ancient and Modern.
What follows is a slightly edited transcript of our conversation. Enjoy! Continue reading “History and War: An Interview with VDH”
Obama’s Washington Animal Farm
by Victor Davis Hanson
National Review Online
Since the moment he announced his presidential candidacy, Barack Obama has waged a tireless, now four-year-long spread-the-wealth campaign against the more affluent. Continue reading “Obama’s Washington Animal Farm”
When Socialism Creeps In…
by Victor Davis Hanson
PJ Media
America against the World in Ways We Never Imagined
Survey the world’s statist systems of every stripe, from soft to hard. One sees either failure and misery or stasis and lethargy. Continue reading “When Socialism Creeps In…”