by Victor Davis Hanson
NRO’s The Corner
Unemployment is at 9.8 percent, and the figure is even higher when the long-term unemployed and dispirited are added in. What does President Obama do now? Continue reading “An Existential Dilemma”
Missing W: When the President Was an Adult
by Bruce S. Thornton
RightNetwork.com
Watching the recent interviews with George W. Bush on the occasion of the release of his memoirs has reminded me what it is like to have an adult for president. Continue reading “Missing W: When the President Was an Adult”
Jerry Brown’s Last Hurrah
by Victor Davis Hanson
Tribune Media Services
The most interesting current political question is not whether Barack Obama will triangulate after his party’s midterm shellacking — he probably won’t — but what in the world California’s new old governor, Jerry Brown, will do in January 2011. Continue reading “Jerry Brown’s Last Hurrah”
The Confused Morality of WikiLeaks
by Victor Davis Hanson
NRO’s The Corner
The latest WikiLeaks trove raises once more the following two issues — the circumstances of the release of classified documents and their contents. Continue reading “The Confused Morality of WikiLeaks”
The Consequences of Bad Ideas
Advantage: Russia. Disadvantage: The United States. The Obama Way.
by Bruce S. Thornton
RightNetwork.com
The New START Treaty with Russia that President Obama is eager to have the Senate ratify is a bad idea for a lot of reasons. We can start with the details of the treaty itself. Continue reading “The Consequences of Bad Ideas”
The Age of Adolescence
by Victor Davis Hanson
PJ Media
Never-never Land
One of the great themes of the 1960s was to “do your own thing.” But usually “liberation” distilled down to creating your own rules and norms to justify allowing the appetites and passions to run free, while offering some sort of exalted cover for being either gross or mediocre — or both. Continue reading “The Age of Adolescence”
The Dangers of Democracy
by Bruce S. Thornton
FrontPage Magazine
The parliamentary elections that have begun in Egypt will impress only the most starry-eyed of democracy champions. Continue reading “The Dangers of Democracy”
Is Illegal Immigration Moral?
by Victor Davis Hanson
Tribune Media Services
We know illegal immigration is no longer really unlawful, but is it moral? Continue reading “Is Illegal Immigration Moral?”
Reflections on an Ailing Society
by Victor Davis Hanson
PJ Media
Buffettism
Warren Buffett is once more calling for higher tax rates, in advising the Congress to revoke the Bush-era tax rates and apparently to return to those of the Clinton administration — reminiscent of the elder Gates touring the country stumping for a reinstatement of a substantial inheritance tax. Continue reading “Reflections on an Ailing Society”
In Defense of Defense
by Victor Davis Hanson
National Review Online
Two bedrock beliefs of traditional conservatism are fiscal discipline and strong national defense. Continue reading “In Defense of Defense”