by Victor Davis Hanson
PJ Media
Our Modern Lynch Mob
Democracies are in general prone to fits of the mob. Just read the Thucydidean account of the debate of Mytilene. Continue reading “Beware of the Mob”
Tag: Identity Politics
The Strange Case of Trayvon Martin
by Victor Davis Hanson
NRO’s The Corner
Racial-Relations Regression
The Trayvon Martin tragedy, by the time the entire process is played out, will reflect poorly on lots of people and groups, who in mob-like fashion have weighed in before all the facts in the case are fully aired. Continue reading “The Strange Case of Trayvon Martin”
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”
Achievement Trumps Identity Politics
by Victor Davis Hanson
Tribune Media Services
Jeremy Lin’s so-far-brief but amazing performance for the New York Knicks has set the world on fire in a mere month. Continue reading “Achievement Trumps Identity Politics”
The New Commandments on the Barn Wall
by Victor Davis Hanson
PJ Media
Ten Commandments for Our New Century
If you think our quiet lives of desperation can sometimes become a bit much, relax. Here are some guidelines to soothe your frustration — a few commandments that make sense out of today’s nonsense. Continue reading “The New Commandments on the Barn Wall”
Being There–the Obama Sequel
by Victor Davis Hanson
PJ Media
Rip Van Obama
President Obama went into a deep slumber in December. When he woke up this January, he found himself back even in the polls, with neither a press conference nor another overhyped presidential televised address to be heard. Continue reading “Being There–the Obama Sequel”
Rage On–and On and On…
by Victor Davis Hanson
PJ Media
Occupy Wall Street?
I’ve been following the Wall Street protests, in New York and elsewhere. I read as well of the Democratic Party’s sorta interest in turning the anger of a few into a left-wing Tea-Party-like movement of many. Continue reading “Rage On–and On and On…”
The News Behind the News: From Herman Cain to Blue Wall Street
by Victor Davis Hanson
PJ Media
It Doesn’t Add Up
Here are some things in the daily news that do not quite make sense. Continue reading “The News Behind the News: From Herman Cain to Blue Wall Street”
Obama’s Racial Crisis
by Victor Davis Hanson
National Review Online
In the current racial circus, the president of the United States, in addressing an assembly of upscale black professionals and political leaders, adopts the style of a Southern Baptist preacher of the 1960s. Continue reading “Obama’s Racial Crisis”
A Vineyard Too Far
by Victor Davis Hanson
National Review Online
By Sunday afternoon, the Gallup tracking poll showed a 17-point spread in the president’s approval rating — 38 percent approval to 55 percent disapproval. Continue reading “A Vineyard Too Far”