by Bruce S. Thornton
Advancing a Free Society
The fall of Egyptian strongman Hosni Mubarak has occasioned all manner of democracy happy-talk in the West. Continue reading “Not a Time for Wishful Thinking about Egypt”
Obama’s 1979
by Victor Davis Hanson
National Review Online
Obama’s deer-in-the-headlights, finger-to-the-wind, “I can’t believe this is happening to me” initial reaction to the Mubarak implosion has eerie precedents. Continue reading “Obama’s 1979”
Egypt’s Identity Crisis
by Raymond Ibrahim
PJ Media
With Egypt’s “July Revolution” of 1952, for the first time in millennia, Egyptians were able to boast that a native-born Egyptian, Gamal Abdel Nasser, would govern their nation: Ever since the overthrow of its last native pharaoh nearly 2,500 years ago, Egypt had been ruled by a host of foreign invaders — Persians, Greeks, Romans, Arabs, Turks, and Brits, to name a few. Continue reading “Egypt’s Identity Crisis”
Goodbye to All That: 2004-2007
by Victor Davis Hanson
PJ Media
Days of Rage
In times to come, the period between the failed campaign of John Kerry and the Democratic control of the Congress, coupled with the beginning of the successful surge, should be known as “The Insane Years.” Continue reading “Goodbye to All That: 2004-2007”
Jerry Brown, Modern Sisyphus
by Victor Davis Hanson
Tribune Media Services
California Gov. Jerry Brown must rapidly close a $25 billion budgetary shortfall. But right now it seems almost a hopeless task since the state’s disastrous budget is a symptom, not the cause, of California’s much larger nightmare. Continue reading “Jerry Brown, Modern Sisyphus”
Cario Ironies: Same Cast of American Characters, Different Play
by Victor Davis Hanson
National Review Online
The United States’ public position on Egypt is “flexible.” That in and of itself is not surprising, given the ambiguities surrounding the Cairo uprising. Continue reading “Cario Ironies: Same Cast of American Characters, Different Play”
Signs of the Times
by Victor Davis Hanson
PJ Media
Trimalchio’s Bowl
Sometime during the reign of the emperor Nero, the novelist and imperial confidant Petronius wrote a novel about life among the Roman nouveau richein the Bay of Naples. Continue reading “Signs of the Times”
Victor and the Savior Generals
by Victor Davis Hanson
Defining Ideas
What factors decide wars? Luck? Fervent ideology? Preponderance of material resources? Or is advantage achieved by superior manpower and morale? In modern times, is victory found largely in lethal cutting-edge technology? Continue reading “Victor and the Savior Generals”
Clueless on Cario
by Victor Davis Hanson
PJ Media
My Three-week Victory, Your Seven-year Mess
It is difficult trying to figure out what the left’s position is on democracy and the Middle East. Here’s a brief effort. Continue reading “Clueless on Cario”
Bubbles, Bubbles Everywhere
by Victor Davis Hanson
Tribune Media Services
The 2008 financial crash originated with a housing bubble. Not long ago, the cheap-money policies of the Federal Reserve, the infusion of trillions of dollars in new foreign investment, and the misguided policies of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae all conspired to extend to millions of Americans lots of easy credit for houses whose inflated prices they could hardly afford. Continue reading “Bubbles, Bubbles Everywhere”