Obama’s Demagoguery

by Victor Davis Hanson

National Review Online

The atrocity at first seemed undeniable: A white vigilante, with a Germanic name no less, hunted down and then executed a tiny black youth — who, from his published grammar-school photos, seemed about twelve — while he was walking innocently and eating candy in an exclusive gated community in northern Florida. Continue reading “Obama’s Demagoguery”

Faith-Based Energy Policy

by Victor Davis Hanson

Tribune Media Services

When the summer driving season starts soon, and tension heats up over Iran, gas may reach $5 a gallon. Nothing bothers voters more than paying an extra $20 or $30 every time they fill up. Continue reading “Faith-Based Energy Policy”

‘Exceptional’ America

by Victor Davis Hanson

Defining Ideas

Accepting inevitable national decline is the new pastime of both the media and government elite. Some of the pessimism revolves around current federal financial insolvency. Continue reading “‘Exceptional’ America”

Liberal Illiberalism: The Liberal Assault on Liberalism

by Victor Davis Hanson

PJ Media

Conservatives are put into awkward positions of critiquing liberal ideas on grounds that they are impractical, unworkable, or counterproductive. Yet rarely, at least outside the religious sphere, do they identify the progressive as often immoral [1]. Continue reading “Liberal Illiberalism: The Liberal Assault on Liberalism”

A Gasoline Nightmare

by Victor Davis Hanson

National Review Online

Obama is barnstorming the west — blasting oil companies, trying to convince voters that he supports an “all of the above” policy, and reminding them that drilling has increased since his tenure. But that won’t work for five reasons. Continue reading “A Gasoline Nightmare”

Obama’s Virtual Rose Garden

by Victor Davis Hanson

National Review Online

When Barack Obama went into hibernation in December and vacationed in Hawaii, we noted that his poll numbers edged back up some. Continue reading “Obama’s Virtual Rose Garden”

Christians, Jihadists, and the Fate of Syria

by Raymond Ibrahim

Stonegate Institute

What is the alternative to Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria? A simple if indirect way to find out is to consider which groups in Syria are especially for or against Assad — and why. Continue reading “Christians, Jihadists, and the Fate of Syria”

Obama’s Surreal Campaign

by Victor Davis Hanson

National Review Online

As the election year heats up, we seem not to have noticed the surreal nature of the campaign. Continue reading “Obama’s Surreal Campaign”

Iran Senses Western Weakness

by Bruce S. Thornton

FrontPage Magazine

As the clock ticks closer to a nuclear-armed Iran, the Western powers are girding their loins for — more talks. Continue reading “Iran Senses Western Weakness”

The Gaseous Policies of Barack Obama

by Victor Davis Hanson

PJ Media

“They” Did It (Again)!

There are no “oil men” in the White House. So the Obamites cannot, as in the past, blame Halliburton, BP, or Exxon for rigging gas prices out of the Oval Office. Continue reading “The Gaseous Policies of Barack Obama”