by Victor Davis Hanson
PJ Media
Same Old, Same Old…
Last week was another somewhat depressing chapter in a now long saga of living where I was born. I returned to the farm from leading a European military history tour, and experienced the following — mind you, after a number of thefts the month prior (barn, shop, etc.): Continue reading “The Metaphysics of Contemporary Theft”
by Victor Davis Hanson
PJ Media
Here in Fresno County, in the heart of California’s San Joaquin Valley, the official unemployment rate in February to March ranged between 18.1 and 18.8 percent. Continue reading “Thoughts on a Surreal Depression”
by Victor Davis Hanson
PJ Media
California in the Balance
We calibrate California’s decline by its myriad of paradoxes. The nation’s highest bundle of gas, sales, and income taxes cannot close the nation’s largest annual deficit at $25 billion. Continue reading “The Razor’s Edge”
by Victor Davis Hanson
Tribune Media Services
In times of massive deficits, why are we borrowing millions to subsidize profitable agribusiness? Lots of presidents have asked that question. George H. W. Bush tried to cut farm subsidies. Bill Clinton did, too. George W. Bush wanted them ended as well. All failed. Continue reading “Pruning Farm Subsidies”