by Victor Davis Hanson // PJ Media
Critics of the president are convinced that Barack Obama will do lasting damage to the U.S. I doubt it. Continue reading “Obama Who?”
Our Lost Howard Beale Moments
by Bruce S. Thornton // FrontPage Magazine
Remember Howard Beale, the deranged anchorman from Network? During one broadcast he tells the viewers to turn off their televisions, go to the window, and yell, “I’m mad as hell, and I’m not going to take it anymore!” In one of the iconic scenes from American movies, thousands of New Yorkers stick their heads out into the rain and scream their frustration over a corrupt political culture of lies, incompetence, and hypocrisy. Continue reading “Our Lost Howard Beale Moments”
Understanding Islam: Buddhist Common Sense vs. Western Nonsense
by Raymond Ibrahim // CBN News (Ibrahim: Islam Unveiled)
A recent New York Times article titled “Extremism Rises Among Myanmar’s Buddhists” offers important lessons on common sense and nonsense. Witten by one Thomas Fuller, it begins by telling of how Continue reading “Understanding Islam: Buddhist Common Sense vs. Western Nonsense”
Brotherhood Torture Chambers (Finally) Exposed
by Raymond Ibrahim // FrontPage Magazine
Some time ago, Fox News published a report titled “Egyptian mosque turned into house of torture for Christians after Muslim Brotherhood protest.” The report opens by explaining how: Continue reading “Brotherhood Torture Chambers (Finally) Exposed”
The Death of Populism
Plenty of pleaders for rich and poor, but no politician speaks for the common man.
by Victor Davis Hanson // National Review Online
Occupy Wall Streeters claimed that they were populists. Their ideological opposites, the Tea Partiers, said they were, too. Both became polarizing. And so far populism, whether on the right or left, does not seem to have made inroads with the traditional Republican and Democrat
establishments.
Gas has gone up about $2 a gallon since Barack Obama took office. Given average yearly rates of national consumption, that increase alone translates into an extra $1 trillion that American drivers have collectively paid in higher fuel costs over the last 54 months.
Such a crushing burden on Continue reading “The Death of Populism”
How Hollywood Has Ruined Sex
by Bruce S. Thornton // Acculturated.com
In the early 80s my mom and her sister dropped by our condo while my wife and I were watching Payday on HBO. (If you’re unfamiliar with this movie and Rip Torn’s brilliant performance, just think Crazy Heart for 
grown-ups.) They happened to come in during a scene in which Rip Torn’s girlfriend is sitting up in bed bare-breasted. The ladies, Italians raised Catholic in rural California during the 30s, looked at the screen, looked at each other, and simultaneously said in a shocked voice, “Whaaa?” Continue reading “How Hollywood Has Ruined Sex”
Muslim Persecution of Christians: May, 2013
by Raymond Ibrahim // Gatestone Institute
The month of May continued to prove that Nigeria is the most dangerous 
nation for Christians—where more Christians have been killed last year than all around the Muslim world combined. In one instance, Boko Haram Muslim militants stormed the home of a Pentecostal pastor and secretary of the Christian Association of Nigeria, and opened fire on him, instantly murdering him.
Continue reading “Muslim Persecution of Christians: May, 2013”
Needed: A Tragic Hero
In good times, the larger-than-life figure is an affront; in crisis, he is necessary.
by Victor Davis Hanson // National Review Online
Tragic heroes — from Sophocles’ Ajax and Antigone to the Western films’ Shane and Woodrow Call — can be defined in a variety of ways. But the 
common archetype is a larger-than-life figure. He is endowed with extraordinary gifts and sometimes even more monumental flaws. Fate decrees that even his departure or self-destruction will be memorable.
Life in the Twilight
by Victor Davis Hanson // PJ Media
The Good News
America is in great shape energy-wise. We have more gas and oil reserves than ever before. Indeed, the United States could shortly become the world’s largest exporter of coal. Our cheaper power rates may bring energy-intensive industry back from Europe and Asia. Continue reading “Life in the Twilight”
Christian Tragedy in the Muslim World
We are living through one of the largest persecutions of a religious group in history.
by Bruce S. Thornton // Defining Ideas
Few people realize that we are today living through the largest persecution of Christians in history, worse even than the famous attacks under ancient Roman emperors like Diocletian and Nero. Estimates of the numbers of Christians under assault range from 100-200 million. Continue reading “Christian Tragedy in the Muslim World”