by Victor Davis Hanson
Syria is turning out to be a sort of Spanish Civil War of our age, with Hezbollah and Iran playing the role of fascist Italy and Germany, and the Islamic nations and jihadists that of Stalin’s Russia, as the moderates disappear and the messy conflict becomes a proxy war for greater powers, with worse to come. Continue reading “Intervention in Syria Is a Very Bad Idea”
by Victor Davis Hanson
Tribune Media Services
The Obama administration is facing scandals everywhere — using the IRS to punish political enemies, seizing the phone records of Associated Press and Fox News reporters, monitoring phone and email accounts of millions, and making up stories about what happened in Benghazi. Continue reading “America’s Vast Margin of Error”
by Victor Davis Hanson
National Review Online
All can agree that the Obama administration is mired in myriads of scandals, but as yet no one can quite figure out what they all mean and where they will lead. Continue reading “Pick Your Scandal”
by Victor Davis Hanson
PJ Media
Suddenly, half the country is upset with Obama for the recent flurry of scandals. Even some in the media are perplexed Continue reading “Obama Is Just Obama”
by Victor Davis Hanson
NRO’s The Corner
Barack Obama in his weekly radio address accused opponents of comprehensive immigration reform of rank partisan politics: Continue reading “You Don’t Say . . .”
by Victor Davis Hanson
National Review Online
Presidential ethics are now situational. Obama is calling for a shield law to protect reporters from the sort of harassment that his attorney general, Eric Holder, and the FBI practiced against Fox News and the Associated Press. Continue reading “Obama’s Ethical Gymnastics”
by Victor Davis Hanson
PJ Media
If only Barack Obama had something to say…
After all, we have never had a president who descended the steps of Air Force One with such catlike agility, hands almost as paws lightly bouncing in synchronization with each elfish footstep. Continue reading “Our Make No Mistake About It/ Let Me Be Perfectly Clear President”
by Victor Davis Hanson
National Review Online
Government is now so huge, powerful, and callous that citizens risk becoming virtual serfs, lacking the freedoms guaranteed by the Founders. Continue reading “Big Government’s Abuses of Power”
by Victor Davis Hanson
NRO’s The Corner
In the next few weeks, we will probably hear more stories about journalists whose correspondence was monitored, and more creepy details about the corruption of the IRS. Continue reading “Reap What You Sow”
by Victor Davis Hanson
National Review Online
On September 11, 2012, Barack Obama was 1 point ahead of Mitt Romney in the ABC and Washington Post polls. Continue reading “The President Won–Sort Of”