by Victor Davis Hanson
National Review Online
The terrorists cannot win either a conventional or an asymmetrical war against the United States, should it bring its full array of assets to the struggle. Continue reading “The Power of Will: Winning Still Matters”
by Victor Davis Hanson
San Francisco Chronicle
Are things really as ghastly as they appear this election year? President Bush is derided as a liar, brain-dead and a coward, not just by fringe groups but by prominent members of the Democratic establishment. Major intellectuals and artists lament that John Kerry won all three debates by skilled debating — and yet gained little ground. Continue reading “The Real Divide is Online in Elitist Minds”
by Victor Davis Hanson
National Review Magazine
Had Lincoln lost the 1864 vote, a victorious General McClellan would have settled for an American continent divided, with slavery intact. Without Woodrow Wilson’s reelection in 1916 — opposed by the isolationists — Western Europe would have lost millions only to be trampled by Prussian militarism. Continue reading “Country at a Crossroads”
by Victor Davis Hanson
Imprimis
The following text is adapted from a transcript of a lecture delivered on July 23, 2004, on board the MS Heidelberg during a Hillsdale College cruise on the Rhine and Moselle rivers. A shorter version of this informal speech was published recently in Imprimis. Continue reading “What Would Patton Say About the Present War?”
by Victor Davis Hanson
National Review Online
There is a good chance that no matter what Kerry says or does in the final two weeks of this election — barring some major catastrophe in Iraq, a presidential gaffe, or massive voting irregularity — he will lose. Continue reading “Kerry’s Dilemma”
by Bruce S. Thornton
Private Papers
The Kerry case against the President’s invasion of Iraq is built on four components: the President misled the nation about WMDs and ties to al Qaeda; he failed to plan adequately for the aftermath of combat; he failed to bring our allies on board; and he diverted resources from the war on terror by invading Iraq. Continue reading “Deconstructing Kerry’s Case Against President Bush: Part Two”
by Victor Davis Hanson
A shorter version of this review appears in the current issue of National Review.
Understanding Anti-Americanism: Its Origins and Impact at Home and Abroad. by Paul Hollander, editor (Ivan R. Dee, 388 $28.95) Continue reading “Why Do They Hate Us?”
by Victor Davis Hanson
National Review Online
Throughout the last two years of war, we have confronted a variety of what we thought were strange occurrences: the conquest of Iraq in a mere three weeks, the subsequent Iraqis’ looting of their own infrastructure, the counterinsurgency operations inside the Sunni Triangle and the weird yearning there for cutthroat Saddam’s return, the sudden wave of suicide bombings worldwide, and the split between old and new Europe. Continue reading “Our Primordial World”
by Victor Davis Hanson
National Review Online
Americans are presented with a choice in this election rare in our history. This is not 1952, when Democrats and Republicans did not differ too much on the need to stay in Korea, or even 1968 when Humphrey and Nixon alike did not wish to withdraw unilaterally from Vietnam. Continue reading “The Therapeutic Choice”
by Bruce S. Thornton
Private Papers
Now that we’ve heard in two debates the Kerry-Edwards case against President Bush, we should look critically at the Democrats’ position. Continue reading “Deconstructing Kerry’s Case Against President Bush: Part One”