by Victor Davis Hanson
Tribune Media Services
During the recent debt crisis, President Obama talked about the need for bipartisan compromise and, as in the past, urged civility. Continue reading “Spare Us the Sermons, Mr. President”
Tag: Debt Ceiling
The Inexplicables
by Victor Davis Hanson
PJ Media
There are a number of things I don’t fathom about contemporary American popular culture and politics. Here is a small sample. Continue reading “The Inexplicables”
Principle and the Possible
by Bruce S. Thornton
Advancing a Free Society
The continuing stalemate over raising the debt ceiling is provoking a lot of voters into Mercutio’s “a pox on both your houses” response. Continue reading “Principle and the Possible”
The Global Fairness Madness
by Victor Davis Hanson
National Review Online
Whether in the fights over the US debt limit or the rioting in Athens, the common global theme is not poverty in absolute terms, but more often fairness — as in having about the same amount of things as others do. Continue reading “The Global Fairness Madness”
The Demagogic Style
by Victor Davis Hanson
National Review Online
The noun dêmagôgos first appeared in Thucydides’ history, mostly in a neutral, only slight disparaging way (usually in reference to the obstreperous Cleon), in its literal sense of “leader of the people.” Continue reading “The Demagogic Style”
Obama 1.0, 2.0, 3.0 . . .
by Victor Davis Hanson
NRO’s The Corner
One of the reasons the president did not sound convincing in his press conference yesterday is that he has taken so many positions on the debt andtaxes that it is hard know what his current one is, or whether to take it seriously, much less to gauge how long it will last. Continue reading “Obama 1.0, 2.0, 3.0 . . .”
Dreamland, USA
by Victor Davis Hanson
Tribune Media Services
Barack Obama just gave a belated but stern warning about escalating debt — a few weeks after he presented a 2011 budget with a $1.6 trillion annual deficit, the largest shortfall in American history. Continue reading “Dreamland, USA”