What We Do Not Want to Hear Anymore

by Victor Davis Hanson

Pj Media

NO MAS, MR. PRESIDENT

The State of the Union could have been written [1] by a computer program. Continue reading “What We Do Not Want to Hear Anymore”

Syrian Ironies

by Victor Davis Hanson

National Review Online

The more Bashar Assad butchers Syrian dissidents, the more the world community expresses outrage — while it does little to stop the bloodletting. Why? Continue reading “Syrian Ironies”

“Nature Fakery”

by Bruce S. Thornton

Defining Ideas

At the turn of the twentieth century, President Theodore Roosevelt became embroiled in a public controversy over how some writers and naturalists described the natural world in overly anthropomorphic and sentimental terms. Continue reading ““Nature Fakery””

Koran Burning and Destructive Double Standards

by Bruce S. Thornton

FrontPage Magazine

The riots and violence in Afghanistan over some accidentally burned Korans are following a script that by now is all too drearily familiar. Continue reading “Koran Burning and Destructive Double Standards”

Obama, ‘Son of Islam’?

by Raymond Ibrahim

Stonegate Institute

Many in the media are indignant with Reverend Franklin Graham, head of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association. Invited on “Morning Joe” last Tuesday to discuss Christian persecution, the hosts turned the focus to interrogating Graham on whether he thought President Barack Obama was Christian or not. Continue reading “Obama, ‘Son of Islam’?”

Iranian Threat Heats Up

by Bruce S. Thornton

FrontPage Magazine

Iran announced Sunday that it was cutting off crude oil sales to France and England, a mostly symbolic act given that Iran provides England less than 1% of its crude, and France claims that it “practically stopped importing Iranian oil,” according to the head of the Union of Petroleum Industries. Continue reading “Iranian Threat Heats Up”

Please, A Little Honesty about Illegal Immigration

by Victor Davis Hanson

Tribune Media Services

President Barack Obama recently assured El Salvador that the United States would not deport the more than 200,000 Salvadorans residing illegally in the United States. Continue reading “Please, A Little Honesty about Illegal Immigration”

Are You ‘Them!’?

by Victor Davis Hanson

PJ Media

Until the appearance of Barack Obama on the national scene, I knew of “them” only from an old sci-fi movie in which huge ants (“Them!”) ate people. Continue reading “Are You ‘Them!’?”

The Muslim Brothers Get Paid to Threaten America

by Bruce S. Thornton

FrontPage Magazine

Remember last year’s giddy bipartisan enthusiasm over the “Arab Spring”? Continue reading “The Muslim Brothers Get Paid to Threaten America”

Obama’s Assault on America’s Prestige

by Bruce S. Thornton

FrontPage Magazine

In 1868, a British army led by Sir Robert Napier sailed from India to Abyssinia (Ethiopia) to rescue several English and European hostages from the mentally unstable, sadistic King Theodore. Continue reading “Obama’s Assault on America’s Prestige”